BNP Chairperson Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Barishal on February 4 after nearly two decades. He will attend an election rally as the chief guest at the historic Bell’s Park field in the city. The visit was confirmed by Bilkis Akter Jahan, the party’s divisional organizing secretary for Barishal, who said Rahman will arrive from Jashore by air and later travel to Dhaka by road. Party sources said preparations for the rally are nearly complete, and enthusiasm among local BNP leaders and activists is high.

Rahman’s visit had previously been planned for January 26 and later rescheduled to January 27 before being postponed again. The new date of February 4 has now been finalized. His last visit to Barishal was in 2006, when he served as the party’s senior joint secretary general. Local BNP leaders and political observers view this visit as significant, especially as it comes at the final stage of the election campaign.

The event is expected to energize BNP supporters in the region and mark a symbolic return of the party’s top leadership to Barishal.