Prime Minister heads to Jashore on day-long visit

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Jashore on Monday morning to attend a series of official engagements.

He reached the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from his Gulshan residence at 9:30am on Monday, according to his Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon.

According to the itinerary, upon arrival at Jashore Airport, the prime minister will travel directly to Ulashi in Sharsha upazila. There, he is scheduled to inaugurate the re-excavation of the historic Ulashi–Jadunathpur canal, associated with the legacy of Ziaur Rahman.

He will also attend a civic gathering at the project site.

Later in the day, at around 1:15pm, the prime minister is expected to lay the foundation stone of a 500-bed Jashore Medical College Hospital in the city area. 

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Following prayers and a lunch break at the Jashore Circuit House, he will address a public rally at Jashore Eidgah Maidan at around 3:30pm.

The prime minister is scheduled to return to Dhaka in the evening, concluding his day-long visit.