India, Feb. 13 -- When Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh two months ago - just in time to lead his mother's party that has now won the national election - Zebu took a lot of the attention. His pet cat, a fluffy Siberian, has been all the rage online, with Facebook and Instagram pages dedicated to her.

It was only apt then, that the FB page '@ZebuTheCat' sent out a special message to him after Rahman-led Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) big election win - a "congratulations hooman" with an illustration calling Rahman "jantar pradhanmantri", Bangla for "Prime Minister of the People".

A comment under immediately called for "Ministry of cat - under Zebu!"

Tarique's daughter Zaima Rahman regularly shared updates on Zebu's activities...