1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman is the son of former Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman and the first female prime minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia

2. The 60-year-old politician was born on November 20, 1965 in Dhaka

3. After completing his initial studies at Dhaka’s BAF Shaheen College, he got enrolled in the Department of International Relations of the University of Dhaka in the 1980s.

4. In the University, he read the political thoughts of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, Karl Marx and other exceptional thinkers

5. He previously served as the Senior Vice-Chairman and Senior Joint Secretary of BNP

6. He took to the streets with his mother during the anti-Ershad movement and joined BNP as a general member in 1988 at the Gabtali Upazila, a sub-district unit of the party.

7. In 1994, Tarique Rahman married Dr Zubaida Rahman, the daughter of the former Bangladesh Navy chief and a two-time minister in subsequent governments Late Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan. Zubaida Rahman is a qualified cardiologist by training and studied at Dhaka Medical College.

8. They have a daughter named Zaima Zarnaz Rahman who is a barrister with a law degree from Queen Mary University of London

9. Jebu, the fluffy Siberian pet cat of Tarique Rahman’s familyis also a star attraction on social media

10. He returned to Bangladesh on December 25, 2025 after more than 17 years in exile.

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1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman is the son of former Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman and the first female prime minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia

1. Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman is the son of former Bangladeshi president Ziaur Rahman and the first female prime minister of Bangladesh Khaleda Zia

2. The 60-year-old politician was born on November 20, 1965 in Dhaka

2. The 60-year-old politician was born on November 20, 1965 in Dhaka

3. After completing his initial studies at Dhaka’s BAF Shaheen College, he got enrolled in the Department of International Relations of the University of Dhaka in the 1980s.

3. After completing his initial studies at Dhaka’s BAF Shaheen College, he got enrolled in the Department of International Relations of the University of Dhaka in the 1980s.

4. In the University, he read the political thoughts of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, Karl Marx and other exceptional thinkers

4. In the University, he read the political thoughts of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, Karl Marx and other exceptional thinkers

5. He previously served as the Senior Vice-Chairman and Senior Joint Secretary of BNP

5. He previously served as the Senior Vice-Chairman and Senior Joint Secretary of BNP

6. He took to the streets with his mother during the anti-Ershad movement and joined BNP as a general member in 1988 at the Gabtali Upazila, a sub-district unit of the party.

6. He took to the streets with his mother during the anti-Ershad movement and joined BNP as a general member in 1988 at the Gabtali Upazila, a sub-district unit of the party.

7. In 1994, Tarique Rahman married Dr Zubaida Rahman, the daughter of the former Bangladesh Navy chief and a two-time minister in subsequent governments Late Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan. Zubaida Rahman is a qualified cardiologist by training and studied at Dhaka Medical College.

7. In 1994, Tarique Rahman married Dr Zubaida Rahman, the daughter of the former Bangladesh Navy chief and a two-time minister in subsequent governments Late Rear Admiral Mahbub Ali Khan. Zubaida Rahman is a qualified cardiologist by training and studied at Dhaka Medical College.

8. They have a daughter named Zaima Zarnaz Rahman who is a barrister with a law degree from Queen Mary University of London

8. They have a daughter named Zaima Zarnaz Rahman who is a barrister with a law degree from Queen Mary University of London

9. Jebu, the fluffy Siberian pet cat of Tarique Rahman’s familyis also a star attraction on social media

9. Jebu, the fluffy Siberian pet cat of Tarique Rahman’s familyis also a star attraction on social media

10. He returned to Bangladesh on December 25, 2025 after more than 17 years in exile.

10. He returned to Bangladesh on December 25, 2025 after more than 17 years in exile.

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