Tarique left Bangladesh in 2008 after being released from detention under a military-backed caretaker administration, saying he required medical treatment. What followed was a 17-year period of self-exile in London.

President Asif further appreciated the role of the interim government in holding what he described as a peaceful and fair election.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Bangladesh's new prime minister Tarique Rahman on his electoral victory and appointment, extending an invitation to visit India. Modi highlighted the deep-rooted friendship and shared aspirations between the two nations,

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Those appointed as advisers with the status of minister are: Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed, Mirza Abbas Uddin Ahmed, Nazrul Islam Khan, Md Ismail Jabiullah, and Dr Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir.

In the recent parliamentary elections on February 12, Nitai Roy Chowdhury defeated Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami candidate Mustarshid Billah in Magura-2 constituency

With this, Rehman, son of late Bangladeshi PM Khaleda Zia and and late President Ziaur Rahman, marks the end of the 18-month rule of the interim government which took charge after the collapse of the Sheikh Hasina regime in August 2024.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla visited Bangladesh to deliver a letter from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, inviting the newly appointed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to India.

Om Birla met Bangladesh’s newly sworn-in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Dhaka on Tuesday and personally delivered a congratulatory letter from PM Modi.