New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Two days after ending a 17-year self-exile in London, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman visited the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday to complete his voter registration and National Identity (NID) card enrollment.

Accompanied by his daughter, Zaima Rahman, the 60-year-old leader underwent biometric enrollment under heavy security. The move signals a major step toward his formal participation in the upcoming national elections scheduled for February 12.

"Tarique Rahman has already filled out the online form and has come to complete the registration by providing his fingerprints and iris scan," ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the National Identity Registration Wing of the Ele...