PM inaugurates canal excavation in Bogura

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday inaugurated the excavation work of a canal at Bagbari of Gabtoli upazila in his ancestral home district Bogura.

The prime minister inaugurated the excavation work of the Chaukirdah canal in the Nashipur area by cutting the soil with a spade around 3:45pm.

Local lawmaker Morshed Milton, Bogura Deputy Commissioner Md Toufikur Rahman, and Central Krishak Dal Senior Vice-President Md Helaluzzaman Talukder were present on the occasion, among others.

Earlier, the prime minister distributed “Family Card” among 911 beneficiaries at the Shaheed Zia Degree College ground at Bagbari. 

He arrived at the Bogura Circuit House at 9:58am on a daylong tour.

This is Tarique Rahman’s maiden visit to his ancestral home district after assuming office as the prime minister on 17 February.