Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman addresses supporters after his return from London in Dhaka on December 25, 2025. | Photo credit: Reuters
Incumbent BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday (Dec 26, 2025) visited the grave of his father and Bangladesh’s former president Ziaur Rahman in Dhaka, 17 years after he returned home from self-imposed exile in the United Kingdom.
The 60-year-old incumbent chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) returned to the country on Thursday (December 25, 2025) after living in London since 2008.
Rahman arrived at Zia Udyan in a red and green bulletproof bus and paid floral tributes at the grave and offered “dua” and “munajat” for the eternal peace of his father’s soul, news portal bangla.daily-sun.com reported.
BNP founder Ziaur Rahman was a Bangladeshi military officer who served as the sixth president of Bangladesh from 1977 until his assassination in 1981. He retired from the army in 1978 with the rank of lieutenant general.
The BNP leader was accompanied by senior party leaders during the visit.
According to the Daily Star, members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), police and army barred media workers and party activists from the grave area and its surroundings.
As Rahman paid his respects, party leaders and activists gathered outside the entrance and chanted slogans.
Published – 26 Dec 2025 17:58 IST
