Bangladesh: Former PM Khaleda Zia’s son Tariq Rehman returns to his country after 17 years, crowd gathered to welcome him.

Dhaka, 25 December. Tariq Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia and working president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned home on Thursday after 17 years. Tariq landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11.41 am from the Biman Bangladesh flight. Thousands of BNP workers and supporters gathered on the streets to welcome him.

Tariq can become PM if BNP wins general elections

It is noteworthy that general elections are proposed in Bangladesh on 12 February next year. Tariq Rehman’s return to his country before the elections matters. This is also important because Awami League, the party of ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has been banned from participating in the Agama elections. In such a situation, if BNP wins the elections, Tariq Rahman can become the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. His mother Khaleda Zia’s health is not good right now and the command of BNP is in the hands of Tariq.

Khaleda Zia has been in Bangladesh politics for more than four decades.

It is noteworthy that Khaleda Zia has been in Bangladesh politics for more than four decades. She took over the command of BNP after her husband was killed. In 1981, Ziaur Rahman was the President of Bangladesh and that was when he was assassinated.

Begum Zia 1991 Became the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh in

Begum Khaleda Zia has been a supporter of multi-party democracy in Bangladesh. Begum Zia became the first woman Prime Minister of Bangladesh in 1991. BNP won the elections in 1991. After this she returned to power in 2001 and remained till 2006. BNP has boycotted the last three elections. Khaleda Zia had supported the movement started against Sheikh Hasina in 2024. BNP is the largest party in Bangladesh and it is being said that BNP may return to power in the upcoming elections.

When Sheikh Hasina was PM, Khaleda Zia was in jail.

When Sheikh Hasina was the Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia was in jail. Khaleda Zia’s son Tariq Rehman was also convicted by the court in several cases, but the interim government of Mohammad Yunus acquitted Khaleda and her son.

After spending 18 months in jail, Tariq moved to London in 2008.

Tariq spent nearly 18 months in jail after being arrested on corruption charges during the tenure of the military-backed caretaker government that took power in Bangladesh in January 2007. He was released on September 3, 2008. He left Dhaka for London eight days later on September 11, 2008 along with all his family members. Since then he was living in London.