Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), returned from nearly 17 years βin 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 Dhakaβs airport to a reception βvenue, waving party flags and carrying placards, banners and flowers, as senior βBNP 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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