The Election Commission has approved the inclusion of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in the country’s voter list ahead of the national election and referendum scheduled for February 12, 2026.

“The inclusion of Tarique Rahman in the voter list has been approved by the Election Commission,” said EC Director (Public Relation) Ruhul Amin Mallik on Sunday afternoon.

Earlier on Saturday, Tarique Rahman and his daughter Zaima Rahman completed the necessary process for National Identity Card (NID) registration and voter enlistment.

Tarique Rahman collects nomination paper for Dhaka-17

He went to the Election Commission’s National Identity Wing in the city’s Agargaon area to complete his NID registration and enlist himself as a voter. His biometric data and photograph were taken in the NID office.

Tarique Rahman and Zaima Rahman were registered as voters in the Dhaka-17 constituency under DNCC Ward No. 19 in the Gulshan area, using the address of House No. 196, Gulshan-2.

Following the registration process, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Saturday said their names would be placed before the commission on Sunday. “If the Commission approves, then they will be included in the voter list to be used in the February-12 election,” he said.

They were allowed to be registered as voters in line with the Electoral Rolls Act 2009, said the EC Secretary.

On December 25, Tarique Rahman, along with Zubaida Rahman and Zaima Rahman, returned to Bangladesh after nearly 17 years abroad. Like her father, the visit marked Zaima Rahman’s first return to Bangladesh since the family left for the United Kingdom in September 2008. Earlier this year, Zubaida Rahman visited Bangladesh twice.