The wife of BNP senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman is likely to enter politics soon to assist his mother, party Chairperson Khaleda Zia, in the upcoming general election campaign. Party insiders said Khaleda would discuss the issue with Zubaida and Tarique during her ongoing visit to the UK. During their meetings in London, Khaleda, Tarique and Zubaida will also prepare a roadmap and determine the party’s course of action for the polls, they added. Zubaida’s reputationBNP leaders said Zubaida is from an active political family and so it would be “quite natural for her to come into politics”. BNP standing committee member Lt Gen (retd) Mahbubur Rahman said: “There is no obstacle to her joining politics.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 17, 2017 18:22 UTC