Foreign Affairs Advisor has no information about Tarique Rahman’s desire to return

Staff Correspondent

Dhaka, December 2, 2025: Foreign Affairs Advisor Md. Touhid Hossain said that the government does not have any specific information about the return of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to the country.

Responding to a question from reporters while leaving the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, he said, “We do not have any specific information about Tarique Rahman’s return to the country. He has not yet applied for any travel pass.”

“If he applies, a travel pass will be issued. To my knowledge, he has not requested any travel pass so far,” the advisor added.

When asked whether Tarique Rahman currently has a passport, Touhid Hossain said, “I can’t say that.”

There has been speculation in political circles about Tarique Rahman’s return to the country, who has been in London for a long time. However, the statement of the foreign affairs advisor makes it clear that he has not yet made any formal request to the government to return.