Tariq Rehman’s return created a stir in Bangladesh, alliance of Jamaat and NCP increased the stir

Tarique Rahman Plan Bangladesh: Tariq Rahman’s return to Bangladesh politics after 17 years has completely changed the electoral equations. As soon as he reached Dhaka on 25 December 2025, the BNP leader called for ‘Safe Bangladesh’ By raising the slogan of ‘Junk’, a direct challenge has been given to the interim government of Mohammad Yunus and the fundamentalist forces.

While there is great enthusiasm among BNP workers due to his arrival, the nervousness of alliance has increased among other political parties. This withdrawal is being considered a turning point for the geopolitics of South Asia ahead of the voting to be held on 12 February 2026.

Tariq Rehman’s emotional and strategic move

Tariq Rahman, who returned from exile in London, gave an emotional message by touching the soil with his bare feet as soon as he landed at Dhaka airport. In his address, he quoted Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Our own ‘plan’ for Bangladesh on the lines of shared.

Tariq criticized the policies of the Yunus government which are trying to erase the country’s history and memories of the freedom struggle. Tarique Rahman made it clear that his aim is not only to form an elected government but also to melt the ice in relations with neighboring countries like India.

Yunus’s problems increased and BNP’s strength

The ‘New Bangladesh’ Tariq Rehman described it as a ‘radical vision’ The mirror has been shown by giving agreement. Political analysts believe that with the presence of Tariq, BNP has now emerged as the strongest contender in the elections for 300 seats.

To fill the vacuum created after the ban on Awami League by the Yunus government, Tariq Rehman has made religious harmony and law and order his main issue.

New alliance between Jamaat and NCP

Seeing the increasing influence of Tariq Rehman, Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP), which emerged from the student movement, are now preparing to join hands. According to sources, NCP had demanded 50 seats from Jamaat, but at present a consensus seems to be emerging on 30 seats.

There is strong opposition to this alliance within the NCP and many senior party leaders have called it a ‘defeat of youth politics’. Stating that he has resigned. Jamaat is now looking for a face who can re-establish it in mainstream politics.

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Arithmetic of February 12 election

Direct elections are to be held for 300 seats in Bangladesh’s 350-member Parliament, where 151 seats are required for majority. The return of Tariq Rehman has created problems for independent candidates and small parties.

Now instead of the contest being triangular, it seems to be BNP versus other alliances. In this new coalition politics, it will be interesting to see whether the young voters accept this mismatched NCP-Jamaat duo or Tariq Rahman’s ‘Secure Bangladesh’ Let’s seal the vision.