Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina will address the largest ever public rally in the divisional city tomorrow to drum up public support in favour of her party’s electoral symbol “Boat” ahead of the next general election.

All is set to hold the divisional grand rally at the ground of the Rangpur Zilla School at 2pm tomorrow and the Prime Minister is expected to address the rally at 3pm, party sources said.

The premier is scheduled to arrive in Rangpur at 1:30pm tomorrow by a helicopter and likely to leave the divisional town for Dhaka at 5:30pm.

The Prime Minister will address a rally in the same ground after a gap of 12 years.

A public meeting stage has been prepared there in the shape of a boat.

At the rally, the Prime Minister will inaugurate 27 development schemes and lay foundation stones of five other projects, including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Planetarium involving about Taka 1240 crore, to ensure the overall development of Rangpur.

Enthusiasm and festivity have been prevailing among the leaders and activists of the AL and its front and associate bodies across the Rangpur division, particularly in the divisional city. People of all strata are eagerly waiting to hear the premier at the rally.

After visiting the rally venue, AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, MP, told a news briefing at the ground that they have taken all out preparations to hold the largest ever mass gathering in Rangpur’s history.

He said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will unfold the story of her dream regarding North Bengal tomorrow.

“No matter how much propaganda, mischief and conspiracy being carried out against the Awami League government, 70 percent of the people of the country, including Rangpur will definitely vote for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the next general election if it is held peacefully,” he said.

The AL General Secretary said they never use weapons to come to power as the people are their main strength.

“So, we are not dependent on weapons. We don’t believe in arson terrorism. Our strength is the people of the country,” he said.

To welcome the Prime Minister, the entire Rangpur was decorated with several hundred arches, festoons, banners, placards and posters with pictures of the Father of the Nation and the Prime Minister.

Even lanes and by-lanes in the divisional town were also decorated in the similar way.