Dhaka, April 26 -- Jashore has taken on a festive look as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman prepares to visit the district on Monday, marking his first official tour to the area since assuming office.

The city's alleys and thoroughfares are draped in banners, festoons, and ceremonial arches.

BNP activists have been conducting leafleting campaigns and various preparatory programmes daily to mark the occasion.

Nargis Begum, vice chairman of BNP, noted that while the premier last visited Jashore on Feb 2 during the campaign for the general election, this trip holds special significance as his first visit as head of government.

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, Aninda Islam Amit, confirmed that Jashore was chosen as the...