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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sheikh Saaliq and Julhas Alam

Tarique Rahman spent 17 years in exile. He is now poised to lead Bangladesh

Bangladesh Election Democracy - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Tarique Rahman spent 17 years in self-imposed exile. Now, he is poised to become the prime minister of Bangladesh — and follow in the footsteps of his mother.

Thursday’s national election seemed to hand Rahman’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party a majority, according to local media reports, marking a significant political shift in the South Asian nation of more than 170 million people. The BNP has also claimed victory.

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