Saarc Rally gets warm reception in Bogra, B'desh

Bogra, Bangladesh, Mar 17 (UNI) Led by a ceremonial army band and a 24-horse mounted police escort, the SAARC Car Rally set out in an impressive procession from Dhaka on day three today to move further up north in Bangladesh.

Cheered by huge crowds along the road, the procession marched up to the Parliament of Bangladesh, from where the vehicles sped off towards Bogra, a district town in north Bangladesh.

The National Martyrs' Memorial was the first stop for the Rally today. The Memorial is dedicated to the memory of the martyrs of 1971 Bangladesh liberation war.

The rally reached Bogra in the evening after covering a distance of about 225 km, accepting greetings from waiting crowds at every single village on the route. Tomorrow, the rally will resume its northward journey at 5.30 am. The target is to drive 300 km to enter India at Burimari, and then cover another 150 km to reach Chalsa for the night-halt.

UNI