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PM reaches Shahrasti Upazila, Chandpur

PM reaches Shahrasti Upazila, Chandpur

Online Desk

Published: 2026-05-16 15:50:11

Updated on: 2026-05-16 16:49:55

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Chandpur on Saturday afternoon to join a series of programmes. 

The PM arrived at the Waruk Bazar area of Tamta Dakshin Union in Shahrasti Upazila around 2:40 pm to inaugurate the Khordda Canal re-excavation work.

On his way to Chandpur, Tarique Rahman, also ruling BNP chairman, addressed a roadside rally at Lakshmipur Bazar ground in Barura Upazila in Cumilla around 1:30 pm.

Earlier in the morning, the Prime Minister left his Gulshan residence in Dhaka for Chandpur by road around 8:45am.

After addressing the inauguration event, Tarique Rahman will join a Family Card distribution programme, and an organisational views exchange meeting of the Chandpur district unit BNP.

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