Tarique Rahman
Tarique for political, economic rights for all
The BNP acting chairman stresses on discipline and grassroots engagement
28 January 2025, 16:01 PM
Khaleda now at Tarique’s home
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia went to the house of her eldest son Tarique Rahman around 9:30pm on Friday (local time) after being discharged from The London Clinic where she was undergoing treatment for 17 days.
25 January 2025, 18:10 PM
BNP’s show of force on Airport Road and a political culture that refuses to change
For an outside observer, it must be baffling that the BNP, having witnessed what the actions of the last 15 years did to the Awami League in three short weeks this summer, never even considered the fact that if they didn’t play fast and loose with people’s precious time like Sheikh Hasina used to, it would set a nice contrast in the minds of voters and the young generation.
9 January 2025, 11:00 AM
Extortion charges: SC upholds scrapping of 4 cases against Tarique
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday upheld the High Court verdicts that scrapped four extortion cases filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman during the rule of the military-backed caretaker government in 2007.
5 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Focus on reforms, not revenge
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday urged his party leaders and activists to respond to their oppressors by making the party’s 31-point proposal a success, rather than resorting to reprisal and revenge.
18 December 2024, 19:00 PM
Nothing wrong in demanding election: Tarique
There is nothing wrong in political parties demanding election, said BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Tarique Rahman has asked everyone to be patient: Fakhrul
Tarique will return once his legal issues are resolved, Fakhrul said
12 December 2024, 08:03 AM
SC stays Tarique's 7-yr jail sentence in money laundering case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today stayed a High Court verdict that sentenced BNP's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years' imprisonment in a money laundering case
10 December 2024, 08:14 AM
Next election to be harder than those in past: Tarique
Warning his party men against complacency, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday said the next national election will pose a much harder challenge to the party than any previous ones held in Bangladesh.
2 December 2024, 18:02 PM
Aug 21 grenade attack: Tarique, Babar, all others acquitted
The High Court yesterday acquitted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar and all the others convicted in two cases over the grisly August 21, 2004 grenade attack.
1 December 2024, 18:40 PM
Unite against politics of vengeance
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has called for national unity to end the practice of political vengeance and pave the way for a new chapter in Bangladesh's history
1 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Fakhrul off to London to meet Tarique
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left the country for London yesterday morning on a 10-day visit.
30 November 2024, 20:21 PM
It’s time to rebuild the nation
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman said yesterday that it is time to concentrate on rebuilding the nation as the country is no longer under dictatorship.
28 November 2024, 18:00 PM
A conspiracy is brewing somewhere
Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of BNP, warned party members yesterday about an ongoing conspiracy and urged them to remain vigilant.
19 November 2024, 13:19 PM
No one, not even PM, will be able to abuse power
The BNP, if voted to power, will ensure no one can abuse power or emerge as an autocrat, said Tarique Rahman, the party’s acting chairperson.
14 November 2024, 18:04 PM
BNP will restore freedom of expression if people give mandate: Tarique
Tarique Rahman said his party aims to build a Bangladesh where no individual can abuse power with impunity
14 November 2024, 12:59 PM
Don’t rush into serious decisions
Stating that the government should not make any hasty decisions regarding constitutional matters, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday called upon all to maintain national unity at any cost to resist any plot by the evil quarters.
29 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Can't allow interim govt to fail: Tarique
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today said the interim government must be cautious to avoid becoming the cause of its own failure
17 September 2024, 14:03 PM
Nothing wrong if people think new political party needed: Tarique
Only free, fair polls can ensure direct partnership between people and state, says BNP acting chairman
17 September 2024, 12:41 PM
Tarique envisions national govt, bicameral parliament
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today said his party envisions a future where the country is governed by a national government to fully harness the power of national unity
4 September 2024, 15:46 PM