Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman is scheduled to visit Rangpur on Friday. According to a press release issued Wednesday by Jamaat’s central publicity department, he will attend several local events as the chief guest during his visit.

The statement said Dr. Rahman will address the Upazila and Thana Ameer Conference at Rangpur Model College auditorium in the morning, organized by the Rangpur-Dinajpur regional unit. He will then hold discussions with regional team members, district and city leaders, and later meet with leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir’s Rangpur Metropolitan, Begum Rokeya University, and district branches. In the second part of the visit, a special gathering organized by Rangpur Metropolitan Jamaat will take place at the local Shilpakala Academy auditorium at 4:30 p.m., where he will also speak as chief guest.

He will be accompanied by party Nayeb-e-Ameer ATM Azharul Islam MP, Assistant Secretary General and Rangpur-Dinajpur regional director Maulana Abdul Halim, and invited local Members of Parliament.