Front-runner to be Bangladesh PM returns after 17 years in exile

BBC News - WorldCenterEN 1 min read 100% complete December 25, 2025 at 07:44 AM

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Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, has returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile in London. His return precedes upcoming general elections where the BNP hopes to regain power. Rahman is expected to become the country's leader if his party wins the election. The elections are considered consequential, particularly following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Hasina, currently in exile in India, was recently sentenced to death in absentia for suppressing anti-government protests, charges she denies, and her party is unlikely to participate in the elections.

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London 40% United Nations (UN) 40% India 60% Khaleda Zia 60% Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ×270% Tarique Rahman ×480% Bangladesh ×590% Sheikh Hasina ×490%

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