Tarique Rahman’s homecoming not a party victory but democratic achievement: Hasnat Abdullah

Tarique Rahman’s return to Bangladesh after nearly one and a half decades in exile should be seen not as a personal or party achievement, but as a significant milestone in the country’s continued democratic struggle, said Hasnat Abdullah, chief coordinator (Southern) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), on Thursday.In a post on his verified Facebook account in the evening, Hasnat said Tarique homecoming demonstrates that a Bangladeshi citizen and political leader’s right to return to his own soil cannot be permanently denied through state repression.“No matter how powerful an autocratic system may appear, it can never permanently suppress the political will of the people,” he wrote.Referring to the state persecution faced by Tarique Rahman and his family due to political dissent, which forced them into long years of exile, Hasnat described it as an open testament to the authoritarian rule of the past decade and a half.“It is important to ...

• 25 Dec 2025