President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is scheduled to visit Sylhet on Tuesday (September 15) for a one-day tour, his first visit to the city since assuming office as president. Extensive preparations are underway across Sylhet ahead of his visit, with the district administration and police administration already holding separate coordination meetings.

According to the itinerary, the president will visit the shrines of Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA) after arriving in Sylhet on Tuesday. He is then scheduled to attend a civic reception organized by the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) at 3:00 p.m. He is expected to return to Dhaka in the evening after the programme.

On Sunday afternoon, SCC Administrator Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury inspected preparations and ongoing development work at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Paran (RA). He toured the shrine premises and discussed the progress of preparations undertaken by the city corporation for the president’s visit with officials concerned.

After the inspection, Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury said the president would visit Sylhet on Tuesday and that maximum importance was being given to ensuring there were no shortcomings in preparations.

He said the president would visit the shrines of Hazrat Shah Jalal (RA) and Hazrat Shah Paran (RA), and necessary arrangements were being made so that he could perform the visits safely and comfortably.

The SCC administrator said the city corporation regularly carries out development and renovation work at important establishments across Sylhet, including the Hazrat Shah Jalal shrine. These activities have been accelerated ahead of the president’s visit.

Meanwhile, the local administration has taken comprehensive measures to ensure the visit proceeds smoothly, with security arrangements being strengthened.

The Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) held a coordination meeting on Saturday to discuss security arrangements for the visit. SMP Commissioner Sarwar Murshed Shamim chaired the meeting.

The meeting discussed maintaining law and order, security plans for the president’s visit, strengthening security at important installations and tourist spots, traffic management, regulating public movement, collecting and analyzing intelligence, and taking immediate action in emergencies.

The meeting also emphasized effective coordination among law enforcement agencies and government organizations to ensure overall security. The SMP commissioner urged all concerned departments and agencies to perform their responsibilities in a coordinated manner to ensure a successful and smooth visit.

Earlier on Thursday, SCC Administrator Abdul Qayyum Chowdhury paid a courtesy call on the president at Bangabhaban, where he briefed him on the itinerary and various aspects of preparations for the civic reception.