US EditionBangladesh PM front-runner rejects unity government offer, says his party set to win
Tarique Rahman said BNP expects to win over two thirds of parliamentary seats and will govern alone without forming a unity government with rivals.
- On Feb 6, Tarique Rahman rejected a rival's unity government proposal, saying the BNP will govern alone and that "we are confident that we'll have enough to form a government" in Dhaka.
- After Hasina fled in August 2024, Bangladesh has been run by an interim government, with Jamaat-e-Islami as the BNP's main rival in the February 12 election.
- Rahman, who returned last December from nearly two decades in exile in London, leads the BNP contesting 292 of the 300 parliamentary seats and expects to win over two-thirds of them.
- Rahman said Bangladesh needs partners capable of boosting growth for its nearly 175 million people, emphasising jobs for young people and noting strained ties with India have given China an opening.
- Rahman said refugees are welcome to stay until it is safe, with the interim government last year calling for international help to repatriate them.
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