Newly-appointed Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman has made it clear that a return to the political order that existed before the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government is not on the table. Also Read Tarique Rahman appointed as chairman of BNP after Khaleda Zia’s deathWeeks before the polls, Rahman told editors and senior reporters that Bangladesh must move forward, even while acknowledging the country’s unresolved challenges. The party’s Standing Committee approved his appointment as chairman in a meeting on Friday, days after the death of his mother, Khaleda Zia, on December 30. Zia, a three-time prime minister and one of Bangladesh’s most influential political figures, had led the BNP for decades. Rahman, however, remained silent on how a BNP-led government would respond to shifting geopolitical pressures or address the altered domestic situation ahead of the polls.

Source: The Telegraph January 10, 2026 19:18 UTC