Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam on Thursday welcomed the return of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh, saying his homecoming would further consolidate Bangladesh's multiparty democratic practice.

In a message posted on his verified Facebook account in the evening, Nahid wrote that Tarique Rahman has returned to the country after 17 years, calling it a positive reflection of the democratic struggle that restored a citizen's right to return to his own land.

"The return of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to his homeland as a Bangladeshi citizen and political leader represents a meaningful outcome of the democratic movement," he said. Nahid said Tarique Rahman and his family had been subjected ...