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divisional activists at the city stadium in 2004.

After campaigning in Rajshahi today, he will address another rally at ATM ground in the Kazir Mor area of Naogaon around 5:30pm. He is scheduled to attend another gathering around 7:30pm at the Alfresco playground in Bogura, where he will stay at Hotel Naz Garden overnight.

On Friday, the BNP chief will visit the grave of Abu Sayed in Pirganj around 3:45pm. He will then address a campaign rally at the Rangpur Eidgah ground around 4:30pm, after which he will return to Bogura.

Tarique is contesting from Bogura-6 and Dhaka-17. BNP candidates won all polls in Bogura-6, Tarique’s ancestral home, up to 2008. Between 1996 and 2008, Khaleda Zia was elected from the seat four times.

On the last day of the three-day tour on Saturday, Tarique will join a rally for electioneering around 2:00pm at the BSCIC Industrial Park in Sirajganj, followed by another rally at 4:00pm in the Darun Charjona bypass area on the Dhaka-Tangail highway. He is expected to return to his Gulshan residence at night.

Party leaders said organisational preparations for the tour have been completed. Grassroots leaders and activists have been mobilised across the districts to ensure large turnouts and smooth programmes, reflecting growing local-level enthusiasm ahead of the polls.

They said the tour is aimed at taking BNP’s election message directly to grassroots voters in the key northern districts.

The leaders added that the party will highlight its policy proposals, such as the Family Card, Farmer Card, and plans for education, healthcare, and other sectors, during the rallies to contrast its agenda with that of its rivals.

According to BNP sources, local units have been working for weeks to prepare venues, coordinate logistics, and mobilise supporters from surrounding upazilas and unions.

Meetings with ward-and union-level leaders have been held regularly to assign responsibilities, manage crowd control, and ensure discipline during the rallies.

Grassroots leaders said the party chairman’s visit has energised activists, who had been largely inactive for years due to political pressure.

In several districts, BNP leaders said supporters from neighbouring constituencies are also expected to join the rallies, turning the programmes into regional rather than constituency-based events.