As the political landscape changes in Bangladesh, American diplomats there have signaled they are open to working with the resurgent Islamist movement. India views the party as being allied with Pakistan, he said, and a threat to its regional security strategy. In the decades since, Dhaka has endured military coups, dictatorships and turbulent civilian rule by entrenched political parties, namely Hasina’s Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). India has not extradited her to Dhaka to face her sentence despite a request from Bangladesh’s interim government. Tarique Rahman, the party chairman who returned to Dhaka on Dec. 25 after years of exile in London, would be likely to become prime minister if the party prevails.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2026 14:59 UTC