An election rally of Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. today, Monday, at the Government Ideal High School field in Sitakunda, Chattogram. He is expected to arrive by helicopter at 2:30 p.m. Party activists from seven upazilas of northern Chattogram have been gathering at Sitakunda bazar since morning to attend the event. Organizers said the field is expected to be filled to capacity by noon, with a plan to assemble around 200,000 activists.

The Sitakunda bazar area has been decorated with banners, festoons, and billboards welcoming the Jamaat leader. Vehicles including buses, trucks, and microbuses are parked along both sides of the market, while groups of activists are marching toward the rally ground. A large number of security personnel from the army, police, RAB, BGB, and Ansar have been deployed to maintain order around the venue.

Participants are arriving not only from Sitakunda but also from Mirsarai, Sandwip, Rangunia, Raozan, and Hathazari upazilas, according to local sources.