So the other family is now in power again in Bangladesh. With the election victory of the right-wing Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), its leading candidate Tarique Rahman will probably become the country’s next prime minister. The 60-year-old comes from the Zia family, which has been considered a rival to the Sheikh clan for decades. The family to which the dictator Sheikh Hasina, who was expelled in the summer of 2024, belongs.
