DHAKA, Dec 22, 2025 (BSS) - Special trains will be operated on 10 routes to facilitate the travel of leaders, activists and supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to Dhaka marking the return of the party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh. In response, special trains will be operated on 10 routes, while additional coaches will be added to several regularly scheduled trains to meet the demand. Based on demand, special trains will be operated on the Cox's Bazar-Dhaka-Cox's Bazar, Jamalpur-Mymensingh-Dhaka-Jamalpur, Tangail-Dhaka-Tangail, Bhairab Bazar-Narsingdi-Dhaka-Narsingdi-Bhairab Bazar, Joydebpur-Dhaka Cantonment-Joydebpur (Gazipur), Panchagarh-Dhaka-Panchagarh, Khulna-Dhaka-Khulna, Chatmohar-Dhaka Cantonment-Chatmohar, Rajshahi-Dhaka-Rajshahi and Jashore-Dhaka-Jashore routes. Bangladesh Railway is expected to earn an estimated Tk 3.6 million in revenue from operating the special trains and additional coaches. Instructions have been issued to ensure that party leaders and activists strictly comply with the Electoral Code of Conduct-2025 while travelling on these trains.

Although Tarique Rahman is scheduled to arrive on December 25, party leaders and activists have already started streaming into Dhaka. While initial estimates suggested a turnout of around two to two-and-a-half million people, party leaders said the number could increase depending on the situation. 300-feet area to host main receptionA massive public reception is being organized at the 300-feet area in Dhaka to formally welcome Tarique Rahman. The Ministry of Home Affairs and law enforcement agencies said special measures are being taken for Tarique Rahman’s return. BNP leaders believe Tarique Rahman’s return will inject fresh momentum into party politics.

Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury spoke to journalists after a meeting of the Committee of Advisory Council on law and order at the Bangladesh Secretariat. Photo: PIDDHAKA, Dec 22, 2025 (BSS) – Home Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today said armed security personnel have been assigned to 20 individuals, including the editors of The Daily Prothom Alo and The Daily Star to ensure their personal safety and security. According to the Adviser, the committee verified the applications before finalizing the list. The Home Adviser further said that 17 people have been arrested in connection with Thursday’s attack on the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star. Reaffirming the government’s position, Chowdhury said the authorities remain fully committed to ensuring public safety and maintaining law and order across the country.

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DHAKA, Dec 22, 2025 (BSS) - Police have arrested 20 people during a day-long special operation carried out in different areas under Uttara West Police Station in the capital. Tanvir Sheikh (20), Md. Shiblu (20), Md. Russell Hasan (22), Fazal Islam (20), Md. Officials of Uttara West Police Station said such special operations will continue on a regular basis to ensure public safety and maintain peace in the area.

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By Charlie FentonA potentially lethal plant root has been found on beaches - prompting a warning from the coastguard. The plant carries a fatal poison called oenanthotoxin in its white roots, which look like a bunch of parsnips and smell of parsley. In response to the sighting, Millom Coastguard Rescue Team said: "Please be aware that we have received reports of a highly poisonous plant being washed up on local beaches. "The plant has a highly poisonous root that looks, and smells, like Parsnip. "We advise people, especially with children and animals, to stay vigilant, avoid this plant and take extra care when visiting the beach.

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Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-51) handed over a detained member of India’s Border Security Force (BSF) following a battalion-level flag meeting at the Dahagram border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Sunday. According to media reports, the meeting was attended by BGB-51 Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Selim Al Din and 174 BSF Battalion Deputy Commandant Bijoy Prakash Sukla, along with officials from both sides. During the meeting, BSF deputy commander expressed regret over the incident and assured that such intrusions would not recur in the future. BGB commander urged the BSF to detain, rather than fire upon, any Bangladeshi nationals found crossing into Indian territory and to hand them over to the BGB. BGB also recovered a shotgun, two rounds of ammunition, a wireless set and an android mobile phone from the BSF member.

Consular services and visa operations at the Bangladesh High Commission in India’s New Delhi and the Assistant High Commission in Agartala have been suspended due to security concerns. A formal notice regarding the closure was posted at the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi. They shouted anti-Bangladesh slogans and issued threats against Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah. Demonstrations in Siliguri and KolkataIn Siliguri, members of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) protested in front of the Bangladesh Visa Center, temporarily forcing its closure. Meanwhile, in Kolkata, several Hindu organizations staged protests outside the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission.

“Our goal is to understand the biology behind them, so that in time, fewer families have to go through such loss.”About 1 in every 50 couples trying to conceive experience recurring miscarriages, researchers said in background notes. These problems might be tied to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), a biochemical formed by the breakdown of vitamin B3, researchers said. However, these differences occurred whether or not women were taking vitamin B3 supplements, suggesting that a deeper metabolic imbalance might be involved. Rather than a woman’s NAD levels being too low, changes in how vitamin B3 is metabolized might play a key role, researchers said. SOURCE: Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, news release, Nov. 19, 2025What This Means For YouA metabolite of vitamin B3 might be involved in women who have repeated miscarriages, researchers say.

× Expand Photo by Jon Anderson Santa Claus arrives on a fire truck at the city of Hoover's Christmas tree lighting at Hoover City Hall in Hoover, Alabama, on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. The Hoover Fire Department once again plans to escort Santa Claus around town on Hoover fire trucks on Christmas Eve. Of course, because fire crews are still on duty for emergency calls, they may have to break away from their intended schedule to answer calls. They will try to return to neighborhoods if interrupted, but it’s always possible some intended areas to visit will be missed. Because the city has grown so much, Santa can’t go down every single street, so people who live on shorter dead-end streets and encouraged to come to a busier main thoroughfare for a better chance to see Santa.

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Photo: ISPRDHAKA, Dec 22, 2025 (BSS) - The 25th general meeting of Bangladesh National Authority for the Chemical Weapons Convention (BNACWC) was held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) here today. The BNACWC Chairman and Principal Staff Officer of the Armed Forces Division, Lieutenant General S M Kamrul Hasan, presided over the meeting where a total of 43 military and civilian members of BNACWC from various ministries, departments, organizations and forces attended. A release of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate stated this in the afternoon. In the meeting, the importance was attached to the online registration of all activities related to scheduled chemicals and non-scheduled independent organic chemical production institutions with BNACWC to effectively implement the provisions of the International Chemical Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act, 2006, Bangladesh, it said. Speaking on the occasion, the BNACWC chairman put special emphasis on playing effective role of all concerned, including importers, users, customs and law enforcement agencies to consolidate the county’s overall chemical safety system and take effective measures to deal with chemical accidents, the ISPR added.