Renegade inside BNP towards Tarique Rahman

A lot of leaders and supporters of Al Qaeda linked Bangladesh Nationalist Get together (BNP) have develop into extraordinarily annoyed at Tarique Rahman for whimsically operating the social gathering which is steadily pushing BNP in the direction of extinction. This anger and frustration reached its peak when Tarique Rahman instructed social gathering leaders to boycott native authorities elections in addition to any elections in Bangladesh. In line with a reputable supply, Tarique Rahman is telling social gathering leaders that BNP doesn’t must take part in any election to return to energy. As an alternative it’s going to return to energy by way of “avenue revolt”. A number of members of Tarique Rahman’s interior circle, together with proprietor of a non-public tv channel, are virtually brazenly saying – Awami League authorities shall be ousted from energy as soon as Joe Biden wins November 5 presidential election. They’re additionally saying, after November 5, Washington’s stress on the Awami League authorities shall be intensified.

In the meantime, BNP is dealing with a pivotal second characterised by inside strife and management uncertainties. The absence of its chairperson, Begum Khaleda Zia who’s serving rigorous imprisonment on corruption fees since 2017 has pushed the social gathering below the whimsical management of Mrs. Zia’s son Tarique Rahman, a convicted terrorist who resides in the UK since 2007.

Though Tarique Rahman is seen by the USA as a “infamous and feared determine” and “image of kleptocratic authorities and violent politics in Bangladesh”, he has been making an attempt to get help from the Biden administration by hiring Hunter Biden as lobbyist in change for thousands and thousands of {dollars}.

However now, as Tarique Rahman has signaled of his unwillingness of taking part in any election in Bangladesh except he’s allowed to return to Bangladesh, a key determine within the Biden administration has expressed excessive dismay and has been calling upon BNP leaders to instantly change Tarique Rahman with “another person” if the social gathering desires to keep away from the destiny of going extinct or develop into branded as undemocratic power. This message though has enormously shattered Tarique Rahman, he has no different possibility.

Accordingly, social gathering’s imprisoned chairperson Khaleda Zia has instructed BNP’s senior leaders to exchange Tarique Rahman together with his daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman, whereas Tarique desires his youthful brother Arafat Rahman Koko’s widow Sharmila Rahman Sithi to develop into social gathering’s chairperson. It’s anticipated that Tarique’s willingness of getting Sithi as a substitute of his personal daughter as BNP’s chairperson is as a result of with Sharmila Rahman Sithi, the social gathering really shall be run below Tarique Rahman as a de facto chairman.

In the meantime, in line with one other supply, Khaleda Zia has spoken to Barrister Zaima Rahman various instances and requested her to take management of the social gathering and save BNP from going extinct. On this regard, Zaima reportedly expressed grave dissatisfaction at her father Tarique Rahman and even held him chargeable for lacking the chance of returning to energy by boycotting January 7 basic election.

Barrister Zaima Rahman reportedly informed her grandmother Khaleda Zia, BNP’s present insurance policies are completely towards democratic norms, which is steadily tarnishing the picture of the social gathering to the worldwide neighborhood. She reportedly branded BNP as a “membership of apolitical figures”.