BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman announced plans to transform Thakurgaon, Nilphamari, Dinajpur, and Panchagarh into industrial regions if his party comes to power. Speaking at an election rally at Thakurgaon Government Boys High School field on Saturday at 11:30 a.m., he urged voters to support the BNP’s symbol, the paddy sheaf, to implement these development plans. Rahman also promised to reopen the Thakurgaon airport under a future BNP government.

He said that the February 12 election would restore the voting rights that had been taken away from the people. Criticizing the past 16 years of what he described as autocratic rule, Rahman stated that the regime had served only its own interests. He emphasized that the BNP seeks to form a government with public support and aims to make the country self-sufficient in food production.

The rally highlighted Rahman’s focus on regional industrialization, infrastructure revival, and democratic restoration as key elements of his party’s campaign message.