Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman arrives in Bogura, begins day-long visit inaugurating projects, rally and development initiatives. Photo : PMO

BOGURA, April 20, 2026 (BSS) - Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman arrived in his home district Bogura today on a day-long visit.

The premier left his Gulshan residence in Dhaka by road at 6:10 am and arrived at the Circuit House here at 9:58 am. Prime Minister's wife Dr Zubaida Rahman is among his companions on this tour.

Bogura Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Toufikur Rahman welcomed the Prime Minister with a bouquet while Additional DC Salma Akter welcomed Dr Zubaida Rahman with another bouquet. 

This is Tarique Rahman's maiden visit to Bogura since he assumed office as the head of the government following the 13th parliamentary elections on February 12. 

Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman said the Prime Minister will complete some formalities at the Circuit House and then he will go to Bogura District Judge Court where the premier is scheduled to inaugurate the e-Bail Bond system and the newly constructed building of Bogura District Bar Association at 11 am. 

According to the tour schedule, Tarique Rahman will formally declare Bogura municipality as the country's 13th city corporation by unveiling a plaque of the newly constituted Bogura City Corporation at Bogura Municipal Building at 11:30 am. 

Tarique Rahman will inaugurate the emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign 2026 at Ziaur Rahman Gram Hospital in Bagbari of Gabtoli upazila here at 12:45 pm.

Then at 1:30 pm, he will join the Family Card distribution programme at Shaheed Zia Degree College ground. 

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the excavation work of Chaukirdah canal in Bagbari Nashipur area at 1:45 pm and then he will visit the ancestral house of his father Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman at 2:30 pm.

Tarique Rahman will return to Bogura Circuit House at 3:30 pm. After a short break there, he will join a public rally to be organized by the BNP Bogura District unit at Altafunnesa playground at 4 pm. 

Besides, he is scheduled to inaugurate the new building of Bogura Press Club at 5:45 pm and the reconstruction work of the Baitur Rahman Central Mosque in Bogura at 5:50 pm.

The Prime Minister is expected to leave Bogura for Dhaka by road at 6 pm.