Dhaka, Feb. 15 -- The housing ministry has drawn up plans for a "world-class" residence for the new prime minister, but for now the arrangement remains provisional.

Once sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday, BNP chief Tarique Rahman is expected to move to the State Guest House Jamuna after renovation is completed.

A senior official of the Public Works Department (PWD) said Jamuna would need around a month to be made ready.

Until then, he said, Tarique is likely to remain at his current residence.

Breaking 17 years of self-imposed exile, Tarique returned to Bangladesh on Dec 25, 2025, and moved into house number 196 on Gulshan Avenue.

His party went on to secure a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections.

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