Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the JM Sen Hall Puja mandap in Rahmatganj in Chattogram on Tuesday night to exchange greetings with members of the Hindu community on the occasion of Durga Puja.
The Prime Minister arrived at the mandap at 8:20pm on Tuesday and exchanged greetings with members of the Hindu community before joining an interaction meeting with them.
Puja Celebration Council President Arpan Kanti Banerjee, its General Secretary Advocate Nikhil Das, Hindu Religious Welfare Trust Trustee Rajib Dhar Tamal and Chattogram Metropolitan BNP General Secretary Nazimur Rahman, among others, welcomed the Prime Minister at the venue.
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury, Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Sa Ching Prue, BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, State Minister for LGRD Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam, State Minister for Land Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant Bijon Kanti Sarkar, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain, PM’s Press Secretary AAM Saleh Shibly and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon, among others, accompanied the Prime Minister.
Members of parliament from different constituencies in Chattogram were also present.
Earlier, the Prime Minister arrived at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram at 7:40pm in a military aircraft, where ministers, local lawmakers and BNP leaders welcomed him.