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Tarique Rahman addressed a massive crowd of supporters in Dhaka after returning from 17 years of self-imposed exile in the UK to contest the upcoming February general elections.The Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader arrives as an interim administration under Muhammad Yunus attempts to stabilize the nation following the ousting of Sheikh Hasina.
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