Overview
- He landed in Dhaka to vast BNP turnouts and heavy security as senior party figures received him and he set plans to see his ailing mother, Khaleda Zia.
- Higher courts overturned key convictions tied to corruption and the 2004 attack case, and officials signaled state facilitation for his travel.
- With the Awami League barred from contesting, the interim administration led by Muhammad Yunus is overseeing a race in which surveys place the BNP ahead and Jamaat-e-Islami a factor.
- BNP leaders say he will finalize voter-registration formalities on December 27, and in his first remarks he pledged safety and justice if elected.
- His homecoming follows unrest after the killing of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, attacks on media and Indian diplomatic sites, and worsening India–Bangladesh relations including a visa halt in Chattogram.