Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday delivered an impassioned message to party leaders and activists, urging them to prepare for a moment he said should make "the entire country tremble" - the long-anticipated homecoming of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.

Addressing the opening session on the fifth day of the "BNP's Plan to Build the Country" workshop in Dhaka, Fakhrul announced that Tarique Rahman is expected to return to Bangladesh "very soon," ending his 17-year stay in London.

"Since all our senior leaders are present today, I want to say clearly: our leader Tarique Rahman is coming back soon. And the day he lands in Bangladesh, the whole country should feel that moment. Keep this in mi...