An eleven-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will hold a divisional rally in Rajshahi on Saturday to press for the implementation of referendum results, reduction of public suffering, and a fair share of Padma River water. The rally will begin at 2 p.m. at the historic Madrasa Maidan, with opposition leader and Jamaat Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman attending as chief guest. Senior and local leaders of the alliance and opposition lawmakers are also scheduled to speak.

According to Jamaat’s central publicity department, preparations are underway to ensure mass participation from Rajshahi and other northern districts. Assistant Secretary General and Rajshahi regional director Maulana Rafiqul Islam Khan MP has urged people from all walks of life in the northern region to join spontaneously. The alliance announced a months-long program on April 30 to push for reform-related referendum implementation and other demands.

The Rajshahi rally will mark the beginning of a series of divisional gatherings, with subsequent events planned in Chattogram, Khulna, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Barishal, and Sylhet, culminating in a grand rally in Dhaka in October, according to alliance coordinator Hamidur Rahman Azad.