Why didn’t they resign then?” Tarique asked while addressing an election rally at the Mymensingh Circuit House ground in the afternoon. Referring to recent political rhetoric, Tarique said a political party was currently using the language of a “fugitive autocrat” against the BNP. “You must have seen in the newspapers that at this moment a political party is using the language of the autocrat who has fled, against the BNP. “When Khaleda Zia took charge of the country in 2001, Bangladesh gradually began to come out of the clutches of severe corruption,” he said. Extensive preparations were taken to turn the program into a mass gathering, with posters and banners welcoming Tarique Rahman displayed across Mymensingh city.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 27, 2026 13:22 UTC