Bangladesh opposition leader returns after 17 years in exile

The political scion and BNP party head has arrived in a country torn by violence and ruled by an interim government ahead of elections

Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which was in opposition during ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule, has returned to Dhaka after nearly 17 years.

Rahman landed in the capital of Bangladesh on Thursday morning and was welcomed by massive crowds, with...