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Tarique Rahman Registers to Vote Amid Election Controversy

12/28/2025

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Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, registered on the voter list on December 27, 2025.
He obtained a national identity card after 17 years in self-exile.
Rahman completed biometric enrollment at the Election Commission office in Dhaka.
The Awami League questions the legality of his registration, saying it violates election laws because the final voter list was prepared.
Bangladesh's elections are scheduled for February 12.

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Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, registered on the voter list on December 27, 2025.
He obtained a national identity card after 17 years in self-exile.
Rahman completed biometric enrollment at the Election Commission office in Dhaka.
The Awami League questions the legality of his registration, saying it violates election laws because the final voter list was prepared.
Bangladesh's elections are scheduled for February 12.