India, Dec. 27 -- BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, who recently returned to Bangladesh after ending a 17-year exile, on Saturday visited the Election Commission (EC) to register as a voter ahead of the 13th national parliamentary elections.

Bangladesh, which has been witnessing prolonged political uncertainty and sporadic violence since the toppling of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's government in 2024 amid mass protests, is scheduled to go to the polls on February 12.

Tarique arrived at the Election Training Institute (ETI) of the EC around 1:00 pm, while Zaima completed her biometric registration earlier at about 12:45 pm, the report said.

Director General of the National Identity Registration Wing, ASM Humayun Kabir, said t...