SAJJAD HOSSAIN

The BNP, if voted to power, will waive agricultural loans of up to Tk 10,000 with interest and build the Padma Barrage to benefit the people of the Rajshahi region, party Chairman Tarique Rahman told a campaign rally in Rajshahi city yesterday.

“We have checked all the calculations and decided that those who have agricultural loans of up to Tk 10,000 at this moment -- if the paddy sheaf wins and forms the government -- we will waive those loans with interest.

“We also want to start work on building the Padma Barrage. If we can… people of this area, including farmers, will benefit from it.”

Among other pledges were building cold storage facilities, reviving the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority and the IT park, establishing a specialised hospital, and re-excavating canals.

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