Rajshahi ready to welcome PM

Relevant authorities and the local BNP were busy with last-minute preparations for the visit - an event that has generated immense enthusiasm, excitement, and emotion among the people of Rajshahi.

During his visit tomorrow, the Prime Minister is scheduled to join a huge public rally at the historic Madrasa Maidan in Rajshahi.

Alongside this, he will hold an exchange of views with members of the Sanatan community at the city’s Dharmasava on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja.

A festive atmosphere prevails among the leaders and activists of BNP and its associate and affiliated organizations centering the visit. The people of Rajshahi are eagerly waiting to catch a glimpse of the Prime Minister.

Talking to the media this afternoon, Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu, MP, gave a picture about the latest preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit.

Although the preparations had to be made in a short time, there are huge enthusiasm, excitement and emotion among the people of Rajshahi, he said. 

This is Tarique Rahman’s first visit to Rajshahi as Prime Minister, he said, adding that so this visit has generated great interest not only among party leaders and activists but also among the general public of the region.

The Land Minister said considering the interests of agriculture and farmers in the northern region, the Prime Minister will deliver a special message for sugarcane farmers during this visit.
 
Describing the Prime Minister's visit as significant, Mizanur Rahman Minu said as the son of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, Tarique Rahman’s arrival holds special importance for the people of Rajshahi.

He said Tarique Rahman has united the people of the country through a 17-year-long struggle.
The minister said that various long-standing demands and expectations of Rajshahi will be presented to the Prime Minister during this visit. These demands include taking effective measures for seed preservation, upgrading Rajshahi Airport to a full-fledged international airport, establishing an agro-based Export Processing Zone (EPZ), expediting the construction work of Rajshahi Medical University, and establishing a full-fledged agricultural university, he said.  

Besides, there is also a demand to officially declare Rajshahi city as an ‘Education City’. 
BNP leaders plan to raise these development-related demands of Rajshahi in the presence of the industries minister and concerned advisers.

Meanwhile, Advocate Shafiqul Haque Milon, MP, General Secretary of Rajshahi Metropolitan BNP and Administrator of Rajshahi City Corporation Mahfuzur Rahman Riton and Abu Sayeed Chand, MP, visited the Madrasa Maidan today.