PM leaves for Tungipara to launch election campaign

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka this morning for Tungipara of Gopalganj to launch her election campaign.

Sheikh Hasina left the capital for Tungipara by road from her official Ganabhaban residence at about 8:30am, BSS reports. 

She will begin her campaign by placing a wreath at the mazar of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara and offering fateha there at 12:30pm today.

The Awami League president will address a public rally at the Sheikh Lutfar Rahman Government Degree College ground at Kotalipara in the district in the afternoon.

On December 13, on her way back to Dhaka, the AL president will join rallies and election campaign at Faridpur’s Bhanga and Faridpur intersection, Rajbari intersection, Paturia ferry ghat area, Manikganj bus stand, Rabeya Medical College Hospital ground and Savar bus stand in Dhaka.

AL Joint General Secretary Abdur Rahman announced the programmes at a press conference at the party president’s Dhanmondi political office here on Tuesday.