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Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma connected Saturday (January 10, 2026) met BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, a time aft the party officially elected him to the presumption up of the scheduled February 12 elections.
“The gathering lasted for immoderate 40 minutes,” Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) media compartment spokesperson Sayrul Kabir Khan told PTI, calling it a courtesy call.
BNP emerged arsenic the forerunner successful Bangladesh politics, with its erstwhile important ally, Jamaat-e-Islami, being the main rival, up of the scheduled February 12 elections, successful the lack of deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s present disbanded Awami League.
A student-led convulsive thoroughfare question toppled the Awami League authorities connected August 5, 2024, portion the Muhammad Yunus-led interim authorities disbanded the enactment successful an enforcement bid past year, debarring it from contesting the elections.
Mr. Rahman has been steering BNP arsenic its acting president since 2018.
The party’s policy-making lasting committee connected Friday (January 9, 2026) nighttime formally elected him arsenic the enactment main 10 days aft his mother, BNP Chairperson and erstwhile Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, died following prolonged illness.
Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider connected Friday (January 9, 2026) besides met Rahman hours earlier helium was made the BNP Chairman.
Mr. Rahman was successful self-exile successful London for 17 years and returned location connected December 25, 2025.
