Sylhet, Jan. 22 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is set to formally kick off his party's campaign for the forthcoming national parliamentary elections today, choosing the historic Government Alia Madrasha ground in Sylhet for what party leaders describe as a politically significant opening rally.

Already, party activists and people from various walks of life have begun to gather at the ground ahead of the rally.

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will address the people of Sylhet, and start the official campaign for the upcoming national election.

Tarique Rahman arrived in Sylhet on Wednesday evening, landing at Osmani International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight at around 8:00 pm.

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