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PM arrives in Ctg

Published : Tuesday, 20 October, 2026 at 8:23 PM

Observer Online Report

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Chattogram on Tuesday to visit the JM Sen Hall Durga Puja mandap and attend an organisational meeting of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

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

Those accompanying the prime minister included BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury, State Minister for Local Government Mir Shah Alam, Prime Minister's Special Assistant Bijon Kanti Sarkar, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Hindu Religious Welfare Trust Vice-Chairman and MP Nipun Roy Chowdhury, BNP Assistant Organising Secretary Jayanta Kumar Kundu, Prime Minister's Press Secretary Saleh Shibly and Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon, among others.

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 Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee, BNP's Chattogram divisional assistant organising secretary and State Minister for Land Barrister Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, local lawmakers and party leaders from Chattogram district and city welcomed the prime minister and his entourage at the airport.

After completing airport formalities, Tarique Rahman is scheduled to proceed directly to the JM Sen Hall Durga Puja mandap. He is expected to exchange greetings with members of the Hindu community and attend an interaction meeting there. The prime minister is also scheduled to attend a BNP organisational meeting in the evening.

Earlier in the day, the prime minister left Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka for Saidpur aboard a military aircraft at 9:00 AM. He arrived at Saidpur Airport at 9:50 AM and proceeded to Rangpur. On the way, he attended two roadside rallies in Taraganj and Paglapir and visited the Durga Puja mandap at Radha Gobinda Temple in Rangpur.

Later, Tarique Rahman arrived in Rajshahi aboard a military aircraft at 2:55 PM. There, he attended a public rally at the historic Madrasa Ground and inaugurated a Tk 12 crore incentive distribution programme for 38,970 sugarcane farmers.

He 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 engagements in Chattogram.

-MT

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