The US-based Time magazine, in its latest issue published on Wednesday, called BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman the “clear frontrunner” in the upcoming February 12 elections as it carried an analysis ahead of the polls. but if you ask me to do something, I try my best,” Rahman told the magazine. The Time wrote to his supporters, Rahman was a “persecuted redeemer returning to save his beleaguered homeland” while he “insists he’s the right person to heal his riven nation”. Time wrote Rahman appeared “soft-spoken and introverted, preferring to listen rather than hold court” while his favorite pastime in London was strolling around leafy Richmond Park, “lost in his thoughts, or reading history books”. Rahman told the magazine he planned to install trash-burning power generators, repurpose technical colleges to upskill migrant workers, and partner with private hospitals to alleviate an overwhelmed state health care system.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 28, 2026 17:07 UTC