Tarique Rahman confident of BNP victory as he plots return for election

Tarique Rahman has said he will return home to take part in the upcoming national elections. In an interview with the Financial Times, his first face-to-face English language interview with the British daily, the BNP's acting chairman expressed firm confidence that his party will secure a landslide victory following the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s fall. He insisted that the student-led movement that toppled Hasina’s “authoritarian regime” would only be fulfilled through a “free and credible” election. “We are confident we will win,” he said. “We strongly believe we are in a position to form the government alone.” Tarique added that his return to Bangladesh was imminent. “I think the time is very close for my return to Bangladesh.” The...