Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Chattogram on Tuesday evening to visit the JM Sen Hall Durga Puja mandap and attend a party organisational meeting.

He landed at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram aboard military aircraft at 7:40pm.

BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, BNP acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Bijon Kanti Sarkar, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Hindu Religious Welfare Trust Vice-Chairman Nipun Roy Chowdhury, MP, BNP Assistant Organising Secretary Jayanta Kumar Kundu, Prime Minister’s Press Secretary Saleh Shibly and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon, among others, accompanied Tarique Rahman.

BNP Standing Committee member and Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP Joint Secretary General and Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, BNP Assistant Organising Secretary for Chattogram Division and State Minister for Land Barrister Mir Mohammed Helal Uddin, local MPs and leaders of the BNP’s district and metropolitan units welcomed the Prime Minister and his entourage at the airport.

After completing the airport formalities, Tarique Rahman was scheduled to go directly to the JM Sen Hall Puja mandap to exchange greetings with members of the Hindu community and attend an interaction programme.

He was also scheduled to attend a BNP organisational meeting later in the evening.

Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister left Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka aboard the military aircraft for Saidpur. He arrived at Saidpur Airport at 9:50am and travelled to Rangpur, addressing roadside gatherings at Taraganj and Paglapir before visiting the Radha Gobinda Temple’s Durga Puja mandap.

He later went to Rajshahi aboard the military aircraft at 2:55pm. There, he joined a public rally at the historic Madrasah Ground and inaugurated a programme to distribute Tk 12 crore in incentives among 38,970 sugarcane farmers.

Tarique Rahman subsequently visited the Durga Puja mandap at Dharmasabha Temple in Rajshahi and exchanged views with members of the Hindu community.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to return to Dhaka tonight after completing his programmes in Chattogram.