India, Dec. 25 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman, Tarique Rehman, is set to return to politics after an exile, with former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's son landing in Dhaka on Thursday.

This will be Rehman's first homecoming to Bangladesh in nearly 17 years, having lived in London since 2008 following multiple criminal convictions in his home country, including money laundering and charges linked to an alleged plot to assassinate the now-ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Following Hasina's ouster last year, courts have acquitted Rehman of all charges, clearing his path for a return to Bangladesh.

Hasina's Awami League has been barred from contesting elections scheduled for next year, making the BNP a clear fr...