PM Tarique attends Rajshahi rally, visits Durga Puja mandap
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived here this afternoon to attend a public rally and visit a Durga Puja mandap as part of his tour to exchange greetings with members of the Hindu community on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja.
He landed at Shah Makhdum Airport in Rajshahi at 2:55 pm aboard a military aircraft from Saidpur Airport in Nilphamari, departing there at 2:20 pm.
Rajshahi-3 lawmaker Advocate Shafiqul Haque Milon, Rajshahi-5 lawmaker Prof Nazrul Islam, Rajshahi Development Authority Chairman Abul Kalam Azad Sweet, Divisional Commissioner Md Yusuf Ali, Rajshahi Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Md Ashik Sayed, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Commissioner Faizul Kabir and Deputy Commissioner Kazi Shahidul Islam received the Prime Minister at the airport.
After completing the airport formalities, Tarique Rahman is scheduled to attend a public rally at the historic Madrasa Maidan in the city.
He will then visit the Durga Puja mandap at Rajshahi Dharmasabha Temple, where he will exchange greetings and attend an interaction with members of the Sanatan community.
The Prime Minister was accompanied by BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury, State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam, Prime Minister’s Adviser Rehan Asif Asad, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Bijon Kanti Sarker, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Hindu Religious Welfare Trust Vice-Chairman and lawmaker Nipun Roy Chowdhury, BNP Assistant Organising Secretary Jayanta Kumar Kundu, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary AAM Saleh Shibly and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon, among others.
Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister left Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka at 9:00 am aboard a military aircraft for Saidpur, arriving there at 9:50 am.
On his way from Saidpur to Rangpur, he attended two roadside gatherings at Taraganj and Paglapir.
He later visited the Durga Puja mandap at Radha Gobinda Temple in Rangpur and exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community.
After completing his programmes in Rajshahi, the Prime Minister is scheduled to leave for Chattogram.
