BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to address an election rally at the Collectorate Eidgah ground in Rangpur on Friday afternoon as part of his ongoing campaign tour of the northern region.
Ahead of the rally, he will visit Pirganj upazila, where he is set to pay homage at the grave of Shaheed Abu Sayed at Babanpur and enquire about the well-being of the martyr’s family members, said ABM Abdus Sattar, private secretary to the BNP chairman.
Saiful Islam, convener of Rangpur District BNP and candidate for the Rangpur-6 (Pirganj) constituency, said Tarique Rahman is expected to arrive in Pirganj in the afternoon before proceeding to Rangpur city for the public meeting.
Following the visit to the martyr’s grave, Tarique Rahman will attend the election rally at the Collectorate Eidgah ground, where he is expected to provide important directions regarding the country’s current political situation, the election and the future governance system.
Meanwhile, district and metropolitan BNP units have completed extensive preparations to ensure the success of the visit and the rally.
Preparations for the stage at the Eidgah ground began on Thursday morning, while public announcements are being made through loudspeakers across the area to ensure the presence of party leaders, activists and supporters.
To maintain law and order, police have been deployed in and around the rally venue. Security surveillance has also been intensified, including the deployment of plainclothes police, said Shahajan Ali, officer-in-charge of Rangpur Metropolitan Kotwali Police Station.
The venue has already been inspected, he added.
Samsuzzaman Samu, convener of Rangpur Metropolitan BNP and candidate for the Rangpur-3 (Sadar and part of the city) constituency, said the district and metropolitan BNP units are working jointly to make the programme successful.
He expressed hope that the Collectorate Eidgah ground would turn into a sea of people.
Earlier on Thursday, Tarique Rahman arrived in Rajshahi to begin the fourth phase of his election campaign, launching a three-day tour of the northern region aimed at mobilising voters in favour of BNP and its alliance candidates.
Local BNP leaders said Tarique Rahman last visited Rajshahi in 2004, when he attended a conference of union representatives.