PM in Rajshahi

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Rajshahi on Saturday morning to inaugurate and lay the foundation stones of a number of development projects and exchange views with the people injured in pre-and post-poll violence unleashed in different areas of the north-western district. A helicopter carrying the Prime Minister landed at Sarda Police Academy at about 10:30 am. At first, at the Sarda Police Academy, the Prime Minister took salute at the training completion parade of the trainee assistant superintendents of police of the 31st BCS, inspected the parade, distributed medals among the best trainee assistant police supers, and delivered an address before them. She planted a sapling on the premises of the police academy officers mess and took part in an official photo session with the trainee assistant police supers. From the police academy, she will go to Sarda Government Pilot High School ground at Charghat and exchange views with those injured in pre-and post-polls violence. Before addressing a mammoth public rally from the same venue, organised by the district unit of Awami League, Hasina will inaugurate the Ashrayan Project-2 to be implemented in Baghmara upazila. The Prime Minister will also lay the foundation stones of architecture building of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology; 100-bed female hostel at Rajshahi Government College; Physical facilities extension project at Engineering and Survey Institute; Rajshahi (north) Fire Service and Civil Defense Station; Bagha High School; Durgapur Pilot High School; Durgapur Fire Service and Civil Defense Station; Muktijoddha complexes at Poba, Puthia and Mohonpur; 33/11 KV, Bagha 10 MVA sub-power station; and Natore Palli Bidyut Samity, according to UNB.