Rangpur, Jan. 30 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to address an election rally at the Collectorate Eidgah ground in Rangpur on Friday afternoon as part of his ongoing campaign tour of the northern region.

Ahead of the rally, he will visit Pirganj upazila, where he is set to pay homage at the grave of Shaheed Abu Sayed at Babanpur and enquire about the well-being of the martyr's family members, said ABM Abdus Sattar, private secretary to the BNP chairman.

Saiful Islam, convener of Rangpur District BNP and candidate for the Rangpur-6 (Pirganj) constituency, said Tarique Rahman is expected to arrive in Pirganj in the afternoon before proceeding to Rangpur city for the public meeting.

Following the visit to the martyr's grave, T...