India, Feb. 14 -- The Bangladesh election has paved the way for the return of Tarique Rahman and his Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to power after over two decades in Bangladesh. The February 12 elections has put an end to the nineteen months of political vacuum in Dhaka since the fall of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League government following students-led protests in 2024.

With Tarique Rahman swearing-in likely next week, all eyes are on Dhaka's next move vis-a-vis former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her country of exile, India.

After BNP's two-thirds mandate in general elections, which concluded on Friday, Tarique's party has given mixed signals to India on bilateral ties and Hasina's extradition.

In his address a day after Friday'...