Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached the rally venue at Madrasa maidan in Rajshahi.
The premier got on the stage after reaching the venue and inaugurated 25 development projects in the city and districts completed at a cost of Tk 1,317 crore.
Earlier Awami League leaders and activists headed to the venue to join the party's rally today.
The PM will deliver her speech at the rally addressing her supporters where she will seek vote for boat and detail her plan for smart Bangladesh.
This is the PM's first public rally in the district in five years.
Following a month-long preparation for the programme, a 5,000sqft stage has been set up, with a black boat as the base and white scaffolding on top, at the Madrasa Maidan in Rajshahi, now known as Haji Muhammad Mohsin Government High School ground.