Tarique Rahman left Dhaka with his family on September 11, 2008, during the tenure of the army-backed caretaker government. Tarique Rahman formally entered BNP’s politics in 1988 as a primary member in Gabtali upazila of Bogura, his ancestral area. Leadership from exileIn 2009, Tarique Rahman was elected senior vice chairman of the BNP. During the Awami League’s tenure, Tarique Rahman was convicted in the August 21 grenade attack case and named in several other cases. In his personal life, Tarique Rahman married Dr Zobaida Rahman in 1994.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 24, 2025 21:32 UTC