New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The death of former Bangladesh Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia could create a sympathy wave in favour of her son, Tarique Rahman, ahead of the country's elections scheduled for February 2026, foreign affairs expert Waiel Awwad said on Tuesday.

Speaking to ANI, Awwad said Khaleda Zia's death may strengthen Tarique Rahman's position within the BNP and among voters, as he is already seen as the party's leading face.

On the demise of Bangladesh's first woman Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, Waiel Awwad said, "I think with the death of his (Tarique Rahman) mother that have also would created a kind of a sympathy waves among the voters in Bangladesh and he is the front-runn...