Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Tarique Rahman has been confirmed to return to Bangladesh on Dec 25, according to BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.

The information was shared on Friday after an emergency BNP Standing Committee meeting in Gulshan, with the BNP chief joining virtually from London.

Afterwards, Fakhrul said their leader, whom he described as a figure "deeply admired by the nation", would "set foot on Dhaka's soil on the 25th".

"We, on behalf of the party and the entire nation, welcome his arrival with joy," he added.

Tarique, the eldest son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, was previously arrested during the 2007-08 military-backed caretaker government, along with his mother.

After his release, he moved to London with h...