After 17 years and three months in exile, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh on Thursday, marking one of the most significant political homecomings in recent years. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG-202) carrying Tarique Rahman landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 11:45am. From the airport, Tarique Rahman travelled directly to the venue of a public reception at the July 36 Expressway—popularly known as the 300 Feet Road—in Purbachal. A personal noteAmong those returning with Tarique Rahman was his daughter’s pet cat, Jebu, which the family had kept with them throughout their years in exile. Tarique Rahman had left Bangladesh on September 11, 2008, following his release from prison during the military-backed caretaker government.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 25, 2025 18:29 UTC