BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman has said that Sheikh Hasina’s children can return to politics if the people of Bangladesh accept them. He made the comment in an interview with a British news agency on Friday, responding to a question about whether Hasina’s children, currently abroad, could rejoin political life. Hasina left for India following the July mass uprising and has since been sentenced to death by the International Crimes Tribunal. Her children remain overseas, facing ongoing legal proceedings.

In the same interview with Reuters, Rahman rejected the idea of forming a coalition government with his main rival, Jamaat-e-Islami, after the upcoming election. He said it would be contradictory to form a government with political opponents. Rahman’s aides expressed optimism that the BNP would win more than two-thirds of the 300 parliamentary seats, with BNP candidates contesting 292 constituencies and allies competing in the rest.

Rahman also emphasized that any future government led by the BNP would seek partnerships that promote Bangladesh’s economic growth and protect national sovereignty, without aligning exclusively with any single country.