Tarique Rahman, the son of former Bangladesh premier Khaleda Zia, who returned to the country recently after 17 years in exile, is expected to emerge as a top contender in the crucial electoral battle scheduled early next year.
A seven-year-old girl was killed and three others critically injured after a BNP leader’s house was allegedly locked and set on fire in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur district, as police investigate amid rising violence in the country.
Leadership presence, narrative control, and the ability to project ideological credibility will determine whether the country’s fragile centre holds or succumbs to polarising forces
