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DHAKA: Tarique Rahman-led BNP was cruising to the halfway mark of 150 – winning 120 of the 300 parliamentary seats and leading in 55 more – leaving behind its rival and Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, Jamaat-e-Islami, on Thursday, as counting was under way after Bangladeshis voted in the first national election since the 2024 ‘July…
The letter was handed over by EAM S Jaishankar, who represented India at Khaleda Zia’s funeral NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia in a personal letter addressed to her son and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman, describing her as a leader of “rare…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman landed at the Sylhet airport in Dhaka on Thursday, ending more than 17 years of self-exile in the UK. His return ends a prolonged period abroad that began in 2008, when he left Bangladesh for medical treatment amid heightened legal and political pressures at home.Rahman, the elder son…
