Dhaka, Feb 15 (PTI) BNP chief Tarique Rahman on Sunday met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman and National Citizen Party leader Nahid Islam as part of a “positive political beginning,” two days before his party is set to form the next government in Bangladesh. The National Citizen Party (NCP) secured the third-highest number of seats, six, and 3.05 per cent votes. Tarique Rahman visited Jamaat chief at his residence along with party’s secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamigir. Soon after, the BNP’s media wing released a photograph showing the two rival party leaders standing side by side with Shafiqur Rahman seen holding a bouquet to be handed over to Tarique Rahman. The BNP leader Tarique Rahman also met Jamaat-ally National Citizen Party's (NCP) convenor Nahid Islam later.

Source: bd News24 February 15, 2026 17:31 UTC