Tarique Rahman is set to return to Dhaka on Thursday (Dec 25) after 17 years in exile and ahead of key elections.

DHAKA: Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh on Thursday (Dec 25), ending 17 years in self-imposed exile with a promise to deliver safety and justice if his party

Bangladesh's interim government is also implementing the necessary measures to protect the BNP Acting Chairman

Dhaka [Bangladesh], Dec 25: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Dhaka on Thursday after spending 17 years in exile, marking a significant political moment in the country following the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during last year’s July Uprising. Rahman arrived from London on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight […]

Tarique Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008, arrives weeks before pivotal elections are held.

Bangladesh’s former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s son, Tarique Rahman, has returned to the country after 17 years. He had fled to London in 2008 to avoid arrest, when several corruption cases were pending against him under the Hasina government.

Referring to a popular quote from US civil rights activist Martin Luther King “I Have a dream”, Rahman said, “I have a plan for the people of my country and for my country,” state-owned Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha reported

When Tarique Rahmans chartered plane touched down in Dhaka, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) workers erupted. Over one million supporters flooded the streets, a show of strength that sent shockwaves through Muhammad Yunus interim government and extremist groups alike.