Tarique Rahman visits Khulna, Bagerhat today

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is visiting Khulna and Bagerhat on Thursday to attend a series of official programmes, including inspections of the Mongla Port expansion project and the proposed BEZA Economic Zone.

The Prime Minister’s Press Wing confirmed the visit. According to the itinerary, the prime minister was scheduled to leave his residence for Tejgaon Airport at 8:30am and depart by helicopter for the Sundarbans at 9:00am. At around 10:00am, he is scheduled to conduct an aerial inspection of Hiron Point and adjacent areas of the Sundarbans.

Following the inspection, the prime minister will land at the Nalian Secondary School ground in Dacope upazila of Khulna at 10:30am. From there, he will travel by road to a launch terminal before proceeding by waterway to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat.

After arriving at the BNS Mongla jetty around noon, the prime minister will proceed to the wardroom. Following a lunch break, he will attend a meeting at the wardroom conference room at 1:45pm.

In the afternoon, the prime minister is scheduled to inspect the overall operations and jetty facilities of Mongla Port. At 3:15pm, he will visit the site of the proposed BEZA Economic Zone.

Concluding his day-long official programmes, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will leave Mongla by helicopter for Dhaka at 4:00pm and is scheduled to arrive in the capital at 5:00pm.

According to a letter signed by Md Ujjal Hossain, Protocol Officer-1 at the Prime Minister’s Office, the prime minister’s personal officials and other relevant personnel will accompany him during the visit.

The Khulna and Bagerhat district administrations, along with local law enforcement agencies, have completed the necessary security and administrative preparations ahead of the prime minister’s visit.