Tarique Rahman to return to Bangladesh Dec 25 after 17-year exile as Khaleda Zia critical

• Tarique Rahman, son of critically ill ex-PM Khaleda Zia, will return to Bangladesh on December 25 after 17 years in self-exile in London.
• The announcement was made by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), where Rahman serves as the acting chairman, steering the party virtually.
• His mother, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, is critically ill and was placed on ventilator support on Thursday due to deteriorating health.
• Rahman's return follows the election commission's announcement of Bangladesh's 13th parliamentary elections on February 12.

Why It Matters: This signals a major shift in Bangladesh's political power dynamics.