Tarique Rahman returns to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile | Watch

Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and son of former PM Khaleeda Zia returned to his country after 17 years in exile on Thursday, December 25.He landed in Dhaka in the morning at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport where his supporters gathered to welcome him in large numbers.

#WATCH | Dhaka | BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) supporters march to the Dhaka Airport, where the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman will soon arrive. He is returning to Bangladesh after living in London in exile for 17 years. pic.twitter.com/nWBgTXJA4k

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2025

The security has been tightened across the country as the BNP is expected to carry out a march after Rahman’s return. His supporters also marched to the Dhaka Airport earlier this morning.

#WATCH | Dhaka | BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) supporters gather outside the Dhaka Airport, as the party’s acting chairman, Tarique Rahman, has landed in Bangladesh. pic.twitter.com/4rGoGRIYsS

— ANI (@ANI) December 25, 2025

Rahman, 60, has lived in the United Kingdom’s London since 2008.

Earlier this month, Rahman had announced his decision to return to Bangladesh.

“I am returning to our country and I seek your blessings for that. On December 25, Insha Allah, with your blessings and with the blessings of Allah, I will return to Bangladesh,” he said, as per a Firstpost report. He had also urged supporters not to gather at Heathrow Airport to avoid disorder that could harm the BNP’s image.