Mamata Banerjee congratulates Tarique Rahman, calling him “brother”
Online Desk
Published: 03:19 13 February 2026
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has congratulated Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its chairman Tarique Rahman for their election victory.
She made the congratulatory remarks in a post on social media X on Friday (February 13).
Mamata Banerjee wrote, “My greetings to all the brothers and sisters and people of Bangladesh, Ramadan Mubarak in advance. Congratulations to my Tarique Bhai, his party and other parties for this huge victory of Bangladesh. May everyone be well and happy.”
She also mentioned, “We wish that Bangladesh will always maintain good relations with us.”
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