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President M Abdul Hamid is set to visit his ancestral district Kishoreganj from August 22 to 25 (Monday to Thursday) on a four-day tour to attend several programmes.
"The president will leave for Kishoreganj on August 22 (Monday) on a four-day visit ... He will inspect several development works and hold a series of view-exchange meetings with local representatives, civil society members and professionals at Mithamain, Austagram and Itna," president’s press secretary Md Joynal Abedin said on Friday, reports BSS.
On the day, the head of the state will leave for Kishoreganj by helicopter around 3:30 pm. After reaching Mithamain, he will be given a guard of honour at Mithamain Dak Bungalow around 4 pm.
He will participate in a view-exchange meeting with local dignitaries and public leaders at Rashtrapati Md Abdul Hamid Auditorium at Mithamain around 7:30 pm.
On August 23, the president will visit various development works, including the Rashtrapati Abdul Hamid Foundation of Mithamain Upazila around 11:00 am.
After that, he is scheduled to leave for Austagram Upazila from Mithamin by road. He will visit various developmental works on reaching Austragram.
Abdul Hamid will also hold a view-exchange meeting with members of various professional bodies and local officials there around 7:30 pm.
On August 24, the president will visit various developmental works of Mithamain Upazila around 11 am. He will then visit the under-construction Mithamain Cantonment by engine boat around 3 pm, according to the programme schedule.
Subsequently, the president, with a motorcade, will travel to Itna Upazila and will visit various development activities there at about 5 pm.
Abdul Hamid will hold an exchange meeting with members of various professional organisations, local leaders and officials at Rastropoti Md Abdul Hamid Auditorium in Itna around 7 pm.
During the tour, the president will spend nights at his ancestral residence at Kamalpur of Mithamain Upazila.
The head of the state is scheduled to return to Dhaka on Thursday (August 25) afternoon.
Meanwhile, tight security measures will be ensured centring the president's visit to Kishoreganj.