New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Riva Ganguly Das has described the return of Tarique Rahman, Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), to Bangladesh as a politically significant development amid the violence and ideological divisions in the country, noting that his return after 17 years of exile could help restore stability in the country.

Speaking about Rahman's homecoming, who is also the son of former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, Das on Thursday said, "I think his return is politically very significant. He has been away for a very long time, and because Begum Zia herself was not well, he has managed the party quite well."

She noted that following the ouster of Sheikh Hasi...