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‘Back in Bangladesh skies’: Tarique Rahman returns with wife, daughter & cat after years in exile; gets rousing welcome

'Back in Bangladesh skies': Tarique Rahman returns with wife, daughter & cat after years in exile; gets rousing welcome

Tarique Rahman with his wife Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman (Image/Facebook@BNPmedia)

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh from London on Thursday with his wife Zubaida Rahman, daughter Zaima Rahman and pet cat Zeebu after more than 17 years in exile. His homecoming drew massive crowds of supporters, who lined streets across Dhaka to welcome the family.The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the family landed at Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport before proceeding to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, where it touched down around 11.42 am, airport officials confirmed.Soon after landing, Rahman shared a photograph on his Facebook account with the caption, “Back in Bangladesh skies after 6,314 days!”

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