US EditionBangladesh's Tarique Rahman: From Exile to Edge of Power
Tarique Rahman returned from exile to lead BNP amid factionalism and rebel candidates, with 92 challengers to official nominees in 79 constituencies, Transparency International reports.
- Since returning on December 25 after nearly 17 years in exile, Tarique Rahman, BNP chairman, has led the party's election campaign, drawing large crowds including a February 9 rally in Dhaka, with the campaign ending on Tuesday.
- In just 72 hours, 127 million Bangladeshis will vote in a high‑stakes election including a referendum on the July Charter drafted under Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser of the interim government.
- Some 92 candidates are contesting official BNP nominees across 79 constituencies, while analysts say the party has struggled to enforce discipline and fact-checks flagged errors like a 500 million trees claim in Faridpur district.
- Where these disenfranchised voters go could decide at least 50 swing constituencies, and if opinion polls hold, Thursday's vote could hand Tarique Rahman a path to the premiership.
- Rahman faces the 'Dynastic Tag' from young voters aged 18–26 and must address questions about his two‑term, 10‑year prime minister limit and 'family card' cash transfer policy, whose feasibility analysts have questioned, while pledging to recalibrate international partnerships to attract investment.
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From Revolt To Return: How Tarique Rahman Became Bangladesh's Safe Bet
Bangladesh heads to long-delayed elections as BNP leader Tarique Rahman, heir to a powerful political dynasty, emerges as front runner after Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Voters, frustrated by economic distress, mob violence and a shaky caretaker regime under Muhammad Yunus, are backing the BNP amid fears of instability, foreign influence and democratic decline.
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