Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned from nearly 17 years ​in exile on Thursday with a promise to deliver safety and justice if his party wins next year's elections.

Hundreds of thousands of supporters lined the route from Dhaka’s airport to a reception β€Œvenue, waving party flags and carrying placards, banners and flowers, as senior ‍BNP leaders received Rahman under tight security.

Rahman, 60, the son of ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, has lived in London since 2008 and led the BNP as acting

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