Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Rajshahi on Sunday (Jan 29) morning on a day-long visit.

The helicopter carrying the prime minister landed at Bangladesh Police Academy ground in Sardah under Charghat upazila of Rajshahi around 11 am.

Meanwhile, the enthusiastic people of the city along with other parts of eight districts under Rajshahi division are eagerly waiting to welcome Sheikh Hasina today.

Already, the metropolis has become colourful and decorative with scores of banners, posters, placards and festoons and paintings on the roadside walls.

The premier is scheduled to address a huge public meeting organized by Rajshahi city and district units of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) at historic Madrasha ground today as chief guest.

Apart from addressing the meeting, she is expected to inaugurate 25 projects with involvement of around Taka 1,316.97 crore. The premier is also likely to lay the foundation stones of six other projects with an estimated cost of around Taka 376.28 crore.

Many of the AL leaders and workers fixed large and medium size banners and posters on both sides of the roads towards the meeting venue welcoming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

AL Presidium Member and Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton said measures have been taken so that the public in general can hear the speech of the PM in and around three-kilometer areas in addition to the meeting venue.

BDST: 1234 HRS, JAN 29, 2023
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