He began the journey at 6:10am from his Gulshan Avenue residence, accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman.
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Bogura by road early today (20 April) on his first visit to his hometown after assuming office.
He began the journey at 6:10am from his Gulshan Avenue residence, accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon said.
He added that the prime minister is travelling by bus with his entourage.
The additional press secretary said Tarique is set to have a busy day in Bogura, with several programmes including the distribution of family cards, the inauguration of a measles vaccination campaign, and addressing a public rally.
He is also scheduled to visit his ancestral home there.
After completing the programmes, he is expected to return to Dhaka by road at night.
This is his first visit to Bogura since taking charge as prime minister on 17 February.
According to the tour schedule, the prime minister will unveil the plaque of the newly constructed Bogura District Bar Association building at 11am.
At around 11:15am, he will inaugurate the e-bail bond system at the district court, followed by the unveiling of a plaque at the Bogura municipal building at 11:30am.
At about 12:45pm, he will inaugurate an emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign at Ziaur Rahman Gram Hospital in Gabtoli’s Bagbari area.
He is scheduled to distribute Family Cards at Shaheed Zia Degree College ground at 1pm and later inaugurate the excavation of the Chowkidah Canal in Nasipur.
He will then visit his ancestral home in Bagbari.
In the afternoon, at 4pm, the prime minister will address a public rally organised by the district Bangladesh Nationalist Party at Altafunnessa Playground as the chief guest.
After the rally, he will also inaugurate the new building of Bogura Press Club and the reconstruction work of Baitur Rahman Central Mosque.
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