Rahman, 60, the son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and assassinated President Ziaur Rahman, was sworn in on Tuesday and assumes office at a pivotal time for the nation
Latest counts in an election seen as the South Asian nation’s first truly competitive in years gave the BNP and its allies at least 212 of the 299 seats up for grabs
Rahman was convicted in absentia on charges that included money laundering and in a case linked to an alleged plot to assassinate former prime minister Sheikh Hasina
Rahman, 60, an aspiring prime minister who has lived in London since he fled Bangladesh in 2008 over what he called a politically motivated persecution