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Tarique Rahman Returns from Exile for 2026 Elections

10/7/2025

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Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returns from exile to contest the February 2026 elections.
The 2024 protests ousted Sheikh Hasina, and she later faced a trial for alleged crimes against humanity.
Rahman is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and had lived in London since 2008.

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Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returns from exile to contest the February 2026 elections.
The 2024 protests ousted Sheikh Hasina, and she later faced a trial for alleged crimes against humanity.
Rahman is the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and had lived in London since 2008.