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০১ আগস্ট, ২০২৩ ১১:২৯ অপরাহ্ণ
Rangpur wears festive look to welcome PM Hasina Wednesday
Rangpur
wears festive look to welcome PM Hasina Wednesday
Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a public rally in Rangpur on Wednesday
which her party officials believe would be the largest ever in the history of
the northern region.
An advance delegation of the ruling party, led
by its General Secretary Obaidul Quader, on Tuesday reviewed the preparations
for the divisional grand rally at Rangpur Zilla School ground.
"This
is going to be the biggest ever rally in Rangpur," said Quader after
inspecting the venue along with senior party leaders. "The people here are
eagerly waiting to see the prime minister and hear from her."
Hasina, who doubles as the president of Awami
League, is expected to address the rally at 3pm, according to the PMO sources.
She is scheduled to arrive in Rangpur at 1:30pm
on Wednesday by a helicopter and arrive at the rally ground at 3:30 pm. She
will then be escorted to a large boat-shaped stage.
From the rally, the prime minister will
inaugurate 27 development schemes and lay foundation stone of five others
including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre worth about Tk 1240
crore.
The leaders and activists of AL and its
associate bodies are feeling upbeat about the PM's visit.
People of all strata of lives of the region are
eagerly waiting to hear the premier speak at the rally.
Quader, also the road transport and bridges
minister, said the Awami League relies on the people's support.
"So, we are dependent on people not on
weapons. We don't believe in arson terrorism. Our strength is the people of the
country," he said.
He also said that their target is to protect the
country from crooks, tyrants, money-launderers, militant and sectarian evil
forces
"We can't hand over our motherland to these
types of people. This is our promise," he continued.
To welcome the PM, the entire Rangpur has been
decorated with hundreds of makeshift gates, festoons, banners, placards and
posters with pictures of the Father of the Nation and the prime minister.