PM leaves for Bagerhat, Khulna to attend daylong programmes

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Mongla in Bagerhat by helicopter on Thursday morning.

He departed from the old Tejgaon Airport in the capital at 9:25am, Additional Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Atikur Rahman Ruman said.

He said the prime minister would travel to Khulna by road after completing his scheduled engagements in Mongla and attend the inauguration of the second season of the Notun Kuri Sports programme at Khulna District Stadium. He is scheduled to return to Dhaka by helicopter in the afternoon.

According to the prime minister's itinerary, he is scheduled to reach Mongla Port at 10am to attend the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding between Investment Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation.

At 10:30am, he will lay the foundation stones for the construction of two container jetties at the port.

He will then leave Mongla Port by road at 11:15am for the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) in Bagerhat, where he is scheduled to pay his respects at 12:45pm.

At 1:15pm, he will leave for Khulna, arriving at Khulna Circuit House at 2:15pm for a brief stop.

At 3pm, he will attend the inauguration ceremony of Notun Kuri Sports (Season 2) at Khulna District Stadium.

The prime minister is scheduled to leave Khulna by helicopter at 4:30pm and arrive at Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka at 5:15pm.