Tarique Rahman Ends 17-Year Exile, Set to Become Bangladesh's New PM

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Moneycontrol•13-02-2026, 13:07
Tarique Rahman Ends 17-Year Exile, Set to Become Bangladesh's New PM
- •Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secures over 200 seats in the 300-member Jatiya Sangsad.
- •Tarique Rahman, son of former President Ziaur Rahman and PM Khaleda Zia, is poised to become Prime Minister.
- •Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile in London, following the end of Sheikh Hasina's rule.
- •He was imprisoned in 2007-08 on corruption charges, which he claims were politically motivated.
- •After the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, old cases against him were dropped, paving his return and leadership.
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