Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will arrive in Dhaka around noon next Thursday, party leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said.

Salahuddin, a BNP Standing Committee member, shared the development on Thursday afternoon after inspecting Shahjalal International Airport and surrounding areas.

He said Tarique would travel directly by road from the airport to Evercare Hospital, where his mother and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been receiving treatment for nearly three weeks.

"We are coordinating with the airport authorities to ensure our leader's arrival, seating arrangements, and the route he will take to Evercare Hospital and then home," he added.

Salahuddin said, "After 17 years of painful exile, our leader will return to...