“Like in America!” beamed one freshly minted minister. His new boss, Tarique Rahman, had just been sworn in as prime minister of Bangladesh in an open-air ceremony. This new gesture of transparency came five days after an election on February 12th, when the centre-right Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) mopped up over two-thirds of the 300-seat…
new video loaded: Tarique Rahman Set to be New Prime Minister of Bangladesh transcript Back transcript Tarique Rahman Set to be New Prime Minister of Bangladesh The Bangladesh National Party, led by Tarique Rahman, won the first elections in the country since a student-led movement toppled the government in 2024. “I really hope he is…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supremo Tarique Rahman has emerged as a front-runner for the upcoming elections in the country, its first since the ouster of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. Zaima Rahman was seen handing out pamphlets in his support to people while sitting in a rickshaw. (Screengrab/ X) As Rahman is campaigning across the…