Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday made an emotional touch to Bangladesh soil barefoot at the airport after he was accorded a warm reception and emotional greetings there on arrival from London.

He touched down on the soil with dew-dropped grasses barefoot in front of the airport before travelling to a brief public event venue at 36 Expressway (300-Foot Road) by a bus, reports BSS.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir earlier led the party's standing committee members to greet the acting chairman and accord a reception at the VVIP lounge of the airport after his return from London, as Tarique Rahman embraced them with a wide smile and warm handshake.

He also exch...