Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman landed in Dhaka on Thursday (December 25, 2025) to a rousing welcome, weeks before the country goes to parliamentary elections.
He is expected to address a public rally soon.
His return to Bangladesh comes after a gap of 17 years amid a fresh wave of unrest and political instability that has been gripping the country. Bangladesh has been witnessing violent protests following the killing of prominent youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
The BNP Standing Committee members received him at the airport. He was accompanied by wife Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman.
Rahman, the 60-year-old son of ailing former premier Khaleda Zia, has emerged as a leading contender for Prime Minister in the upcoming February general elections.
