, March 16 -- The stage is set in Kaharole upazila of Dinajpur for the inauguration of the Sahapara canal re-excavation programme by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

All preparations for the programme have been completed. A banner on the stage reads: "Public gathering marking the inauguration of the re-excavation of Sahapara canal under the nationwide programme for excavation and re-excavation of rivers, canals and water bodies."

The programme is being jointly organised by the Water Resources Ministry and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad said the Prime Minister will first inaugurate the excavation of the Sahapara canal upon arriving at the venue.

After the inauguration, he wi...