Prime Minister Tarique Rahman departed Rajshahi for Chattogram aboard a military aircraft at 6:30pm on Tuesday after completing his visit to the northern city.
The prime minister travelled outside Dhaka to visit Durga Puja pandals on the occasion of Maha Navami, the ninth day of the Hindu festival.
As part of the tour, Tarique left Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka aboard a military aircraft at around 8:45am on Tuesday for Rangpur. He arrived at Saidpur Airport in Nilphamari at 9:50am.
He was received at the airport by Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu, State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad, State Minister for Religious Affairs Shamim Kaiser Lincoln, Rangpur City Corporation Administrator Mahfuz Un Nabi Chowdhury Don, Rangpur Development Authority Chairman Shamsuzzaman Shamu, Divisional Commissioner Jahangir Alam, Deputy Inspector General Aminul Islam, Deputy Commissioner Ishrat Jahan and Superintendent of Police Mohammad Mozammel Haque.
The prime minister then travelled by road from the airport towards Rangpur. Along the way, he waved to BNP leaders, activists and members of the public gathered on both sides of the road.
He later attended a roadside gathering at Paglapir in Rangpur and joined an event held during a visit to the Radha Gobinda Temple.
At around 3pm, Tarique arrived at Shah Makhdum Airport in Rajshahi aboard a military aircraft.
During his Rajshahi visit, he distributed Tk 12 crore in incentives among 38,970 sugarcane farmers from the region at a public rally held at the Haji Muhammad Mohsin High School ground.
He also attended a public rally at the historic Madrasa Maidan in Rajshahi before leaving for Chattogram in the evening.