A day after returning to Bangladesh following 17 years of exile in London, Tarique Rahman paid respects to his father. Ahead of the visit, Mirza Fakhrul told reporters: “Our beloved leader and future prime minister, Mr Tarique Rahman, has returned to Bangladesh. Standing at the front of the bus, decorated in red and green, Tarique Rahman waved to supporters. Tarique Rahman, 16 when his father was assassinated in 1981, also lost his younger brother, Arafat Rahman Koko, in 2015 while in exile. After their release in 2008, Tarique Rahman went to the United Kingdom, while Arafat Rahman moved to Malaysia.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 26, 2025 16:03 UTC