Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) - which suffered 16 years of persecution during the regime of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina - is expected to win the next general elections scheduled in February 2025. BNP's renewed power ambition got an impetus when the caretaker government of Dr Mohammad Yunus banned Awami League from conducting political activities and Tarique Zia, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, announced his return to Bangladesh after 17 years of self-exile in London to participate in the upcoming general elections.

Talking to BBC Bangla recently, Zia, who is the acting chairman of BNP, said: "The time has come, God willing, I will return soon. Maybe due to some personal reasons, the return has not happened yet. But I think the time has come. This is an election for

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