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BNP leader Tarique Rahman is set to begin the next phase of his election campaign in the port city of Chattogram on Sunday after kicking off the drive in Sylhet.
Tarique is due to arrive in Chattogram by air from Dhaka at 7:35 pm on Saturday and will stay overnight in the city, the party announced at a press briefing in Dhaka.
On Sunday, he is scheduled to attend a “Youth Policy Talk” with 300 university students at a hotel, where he is expected to outline the party’s positions on education, employment, agriculture, healthcare, women’s empowerment and environmental issues.
Later in the day, Tarique will address a large election rally at Chattogram’s Polo Ground, bdnews24.com reports.
The BNP leader is also expected to speak at campaign rallies in Feni, Cumilla, Daudkandi and Narayanganj over the coming days.
Party officials said senior leaders from BNP’s affiliated and associate organisations would accompany him during the Chattogram tour, as they did during his Sylhet visit.
Tarique launched his election campaign on January 22 at the Alia Madrasa ground in Sylhet, where he addressed seven rallies across Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Kishoreganj, Narsingdi and Narayanganj.