00:00Bangladesh Nationalist Party Acting Chairman Tariq Rahman has returned to the country after
00:06nearly 17 years in exile. His return comes as the BNP regains momentum
00:13head of landmark general elections following the 2024 ouster of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina.
00:23Rahman is widely seen as the frontrunner for Prime Minister in the general election
00:28scheduled for February. He is expected to take over the party leadership from his ailing mother,
00:34former Prime Minister Khalidazia, who is 80 years old. Rahman, who has lived in London since 2008,
00:41had been unable to return for years, while facing multiple criminal cases in Bangladesh.
00:48He was previously convicted in absentia on charges including money laundering
00:53and in a case linked to an alleged plot to assassinate Sheikh Hasina.
00:57The rulings were overturned after her ouster last year in a student-led uprising,
01:02clearing the way for his return.
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