BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said he is the right person to heal Bangladesh’s divisions, insisting his return is driven by party supporters rather than family lineage. “My party supporters are the reason why I’m here today.”Tarique arrived in Dhaka on Dec 25, greeted by hundreds of thousands of supporters. Tarique denies his past corruption allegations, saying: “They have failed to prove anything.”His prior convictions were quashed by the interim government. “If I can implement just 30 percent of what I have planned, I’m sure the people of Bangladesh will support me,” he told Time. More recently, the Donald Trump Administration imposed “reciprocal” tariffs of 20 percent on Bangladesh, which has hit its export-reliant economy.

Source: bd News24 January 28, 2026 16:13 UTC