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1967 Tarique Rahman, politician, the son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia was born in Karachi, West Pakistan. Google | 2007 Tarique Rahman, politician and Senior Joint Secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the son of ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, was arrested by the joint forces as part of the interim government's crackdown on corruption. Google | 2007 Bangladeshi police filed extortion charges against Tarique Rahman who had been a powerful political leader in the country. Google | 2008 Tarique Rahman, a leading accused in corruption cases also elder son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, was released on bail after 18 months of imprisonment on various charges. Google | 2008 Tarique Rahman left for London for medical treatment at Wellington Hospital which would extend to a 17-year exile. Google | 2011 Court issued an arrest warrant against Tareque Rahman accusing him of laundering over 204 million taka ($2.73 million) in Singapore between 2003 and 2007. Google | 2024 The High Court overturns the 2018 conviction of acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party chair Tarique Rahman and 48 others for their involvement in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack. Google | 2025 Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) returns to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile in the United Kingdom. Google | 2026 Tarique Rahman becomes the chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). Google |