Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at Saidpur Airport in Nilphamari this morning to visit a Durga Puja mandap in Rangpur on Maha Navami, the ninth day of the Sharadiya Durga Puja festival.
The prime minister landed at the airport at 9:50am by a military aircraft. He was received there by Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu, State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad, Rangpur City Corporation Administrator Advocate Mahfuz-Un-Nabi Chowdhury Don and Rangpur Development Authority Chairman Shamsuzzaman Samu, among others.
On his way from Saidpur to Rangpur, the prime minister is scheduled to address two roadside gatherings at Taraganj and Paglapir.
Earlier, he departed Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka at 9:00 am for Saidpur.
In Rangpur, Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit the puja mandap at Radha Gobinda Temple and exchange greetings with devotees.
After the Rangpur visit, the prime minister is scheduled to travel to Rajshahi, where he will visit a puja mandap at Dharmasabha Temple at 1:15 pm.
Following a brief stop at Rajshahi Circuit House, he will attend a public meeting at the playground of Haji Muhammad Mohsin Government High School at 3:00 pm.
He will then travel to Chattogram to visit the puja mandap at JM Sen Hall in Rahmatganj at 5:30 pm before returning to Dhaka tonight.
The Prime Minister is accompanied by BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Women and Children Affairs Minister Professor AZM Zahid Hossain, BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury, State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, Prime Minister’s Adviser Rehan Asif Asad, PM’s Special Assistant Bijon Kanti Sarker and BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, among others.
Earlier, the Prime Minister visited puja mandaps in Dhaka’s Mohakhali and Banani areas, accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman.
Maha Navami falls today, while the Sharadiya Durga Puja festivities will conclude tomorrow with the immersion of idols.
