United News of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqul Rahman will attend an election rally in Sylhet on Saturday. The rally, organized by Sylhet district Jamaat-e-Islami, will be held at the historic Sylhet Government Alia Madrasa ground at 3:00 pm, where Dr. Rahman will deliver his keynote speech. Leaders of the 11-party alliance will also address the gathering. Extensive arrangements have been made by Jamaat and the 11-party alliance to welcome the Ameer. Ahead of the event, senior officials of the Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) and Sylhet City Corporation inspected the venue to ensure security and traffic management. Jamaat leaders also conducted multiple inspections of the rally ground. On Friday, SMP Commissioner Abdul Kuddus Chowdhury led a team of senior police officials to review the site and briefed on security arrangements. Earlier in the day, city corporation and administration officials also visited the venue. Jamaat Ameer to address major rally in Sylhet on Saturday Among the Jamaat leaders present during the inspection were central working committee member and Sylhet metropolitan Ameer Muhammad Fakhrul Islam, Sylhet-1 constituency candidate Maulana Habibur Rahman, district Naib Ameer Professor Abdul Hannan, election director Hafiz Abdul Hai Harun, assistant election director Dr. Nurul Islam Babul, and other senior party officials. Muhammad Fakhrul Islam said the rally, starting at 3:00 pm and concluding by 4:30 pm, will introduce Jamaat and 11-party candidates from six Sylhet constituencies and four constituencies from Sunamganj. Dr. Shafiqul Rahman will arrive at Sylhet district stadium by helicopter after attending rallies in Habiganj and Moulvibazar. Special arrangements have been made for women participants.