Children walk near the site of a fire that broke out in Camp 16, one of more than 30 Rohingya refugee camps in the Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. -- Photo: Jessica Wanless, ...

Bangladesh to vote on February 12 after youth-led uprising Rahman expects Jamaat to be opposition Asked if he would pivot to China, says he needs partners Rohingya refugees welcome to stay until safe ...

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial contender, Tarique Rahman, on Friday (Feb 6) rejected a proposal from his main rival for a unity government after elections next week, saying his party ...

BNP leader Tarique Rahman (front-right), 60, returned from London exile in December after an uprising ousted long-time rival Sheikh Hasina. (AFP pic) Bangladesh’s leading prime ministerial contender, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman gestures during an interview with Reuters ahead of the national ...

The BNP's ‌main rival in the February 12 election is the Islamist group Jamaat-e-Islami, once banned but now resurgent.

BNP and Jamaat governed together from 2001 to 2006, and Jamaat has said it is open to reviving the alliance through a unity government, arguing it could help stabilise the country after months of ...

Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman gestures during an interview with Reuters ahead of the national election, at his Gulshan office, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday.