Sylhet, Jan. 21 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman visited the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) in Sylhet on Wednesday night.

He later performed Nafl prayers at 9:05pm, said BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.

Earlier, the BNP chairman, along with his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman, left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Sylhet by a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 7:20pm and reached Osmani International Airport, Sylhet, at around 8:04pm to formally kick off his party's election campaign for the 13th national parliamentary election, with plans to address seven rallies on Thursday.

Sayrul said Tarique will begin his election campaign from Sylhet, widely known as the land of saints, and address seven public rallies across six dis...