BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman

Tarique, 8 others sued for derogatory remarks about PM

BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and eight others have been sued for making derogatory comments against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Arrest warrant issued against Tarique, 2 others

A Narayanganj court issues arrest warrants against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and two other leaders in a defamation case.
Tarique to be exposed for highest punishment: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the mastermind of 21st August grenade attack Tarique Rahman will be exposed for the highest punishment.
No way for Tarique to escape punishment: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaffirms that the punishment BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman was given by court in different cases will surely be executed.
No mercy to killers, money-launderers: PM

Hinting at BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman who is hiding in London, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here says the killers and money-launderers must be punished.
Tarique, Fakhrul sued over assaulting pro-AL organisation chief

A case has been filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and four other leaders on charge of assaulting Bangladesh Jononetri Parishad President AB Siddique in Dhaka’s Bangsal on April 30.
Bringing Tarique back may take time: UK envoy

Bringing back BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh may take time, British High Commissioner Robert Chatterton Dickson says.
BNP waiting for Tarique's call on DNCC polls

BNP will wait to hear a final call of its acting Chairman Tarique Rahman before taking a step towards Dhaka North City Corporation’s by-election.
Tarique's ex-APS sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends Mia Nuruddin Ahmed Apu, a defeated BNP candidate for Shariatpur-3 constituency, to jail after rejecting his bail in a case filed for allegedly distributing Tk 8 crore to influence the December 30 national election and instigate violence.
Tarique will be brought back: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday vowed to bring home BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman from London to execute court verdicts on him.
Tarique joins nomination seekers’ interview thru' Skype

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has joined the interview process for nomination seekers through Skype, amid BNP’s allegation that there was no internet connection in and around the party chairperson’s Gulshan office since last night.
Tarique didn't violate rules

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman did not violate electoral code of conduct by interviewing nomination seekers from the party through videoconference, the EC secretary said yesterday.
Can a fugitive convict take part in polls process, Quader asks EC

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader urges the Election Commission to look into the matter whether a fugitive convict can take part in the election process.
AL, associates demand capital punishment of Tarique

Several hundred leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies bring out a procession in Dhaka demanding capital punishment to BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in connection with August 21 grenade attack case.
‘Tarique chief architect of Aug 21 blasts'

The prosecution yesterday told a Dhaka court that Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of BNP, was the chief architect of the August 21 grenade attack that killed 24 people including Ivy Rahman, former president of Bangladesh Mahila Awami League and wife of late President Zillur Rahman.
Govt wants Khaleda, Tarique far from polls: BNP

The government is planning to amend the Representation of People Order (RPO) to disqualify Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman from the election, BNP alleged today.
Khaleda greets people on Eid from jail: Rizvi

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia greets the country's people and wishes them 'Eid Mubarak' from jail on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.
Process underway to bring Tarique back: Minister

The government has sent several letters to the British authorities concerned as part of its ongoing process to bring convicted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman back home from London.
Tarique no longer citizen

The law minister and the attorney general have said BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman is not a citizen of Bangladesh any more
Tarique's Citizenship: He submitted passport to UK Home Office to seek asylum

Amid claim and counter-claim of the government and the BNP over whether Tarique Rahman gave up his citizenship, the latter yesterday said he submitted his passport to the Home Office of the United Kingdom for seeking asylum.
Tarique submitted passport for asylum: Fakhrul

BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman submitted his passport to the United Kingdom for seeking asylum, the party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
Tarique's Nationality: Shahriar's comments spark row

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman yesterday served a legal notice on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, seeking proof within the next 10 days about the allegation that Tarique had given up his Bangladeshi citizenship by “surrendering passport”.
Tarique returned passport, reiterates Shahriar

State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam says BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman along with his wife and daughter handed over their passports to the British Home Office four years ago which indicates that they do not want Bangladesh nationality.