Touhid says BNP acting chair yet to ask for a travel document

Says prayers and messages from home and abroad deeply moved the family

Foreign affairs adviser says decision is entirely up to the BNP acting chairman

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said he longs to be by his ailing mother Khaleda Zia in this hour of crisis, but returning to Bangladesh is not entirely in his hands.

'Our family hopes that once political realities reach expected stage, my long wait to return will finally end'

On his 61st birthday, he calls for urgent national actions to protect women

An opinion piece titled "BNP's notes of dissent show that old habits die hard," published on October 29, 2025, in The Daily Star, has caught our attention.

Cautions against trying to prevent BNP from winning with people's support through dishonest tactics

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday voiced concern about the growing public doubt over the national election being held as scheduled, and said this “uncertainty could make the country’s democratic transition more difficult”.

Proposes nationwide childcare initiatives, including daycare centres in universities and workplace

BNP will take strict action against grassroots leaders who refuse to support the candidates selected for the election, Tarique Rahman said yesterday

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is expected to return to the country by November, said Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed while talking to journalists at his Gulshan residence yesterday afternoon.

His reemergence through the recent interviews represents both a promise and a paradox.

The 1/11 government was a deliberately ill-intentioned regime, the BNP acting chair says

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in his first interview in nearly two decades, said he would return to the country soon to contest the upcoming election.

Tarique says Khaleda Zia may have role in election if health permits

BNP Standing Committee member AZM Zahid Hossain yesterday said Tarique Rahman, the party's acting chairman, will return to Bangladesh within weeks to lead BNP's election process and the "final stage of restoring democracy".

Tarique asks BNP activists

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said over 7,000 party members have faced demotion or expulsion over corruption, extortion, and misconduct, acknowledging the decision was difficult but essential.

Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has expressed concern over the potential impact on the economy after the nation’s graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.