
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Khulna and Bagerhat today (Thursday) to attend several official programmes, including inspections of Mongla Port's expansion work and the proposed BEZA Economic Zone in Bagerhat.
PM’s Press Wing has confirmed this information.
According to the tour schedule, PM will leave his residence for Tejgaon Airport at 8:30am and depart by helicopter for the Sundarbans at 9am. At around 10:00am, he will conduct an aerial inspection of Hiron Point and the adjoining areas of the Sundarbans.
He will land at the field of Nalian Secondary School in Dacope Upazila of Khulna district at 10:30am. From there, he will travel by road to a launch terminal before proceeding by waterway to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat district.
At noon, PM will arrive at the jetty of BNS Mongla and proceed to the wardroom. Following lunch, he will attend a meeting at the wardroom's conference room at 1:45pm.
In the afternoon, he is scheduled to inspect Mongla Port's operations and jetty facilities. At 3:15pm, he will visit the proposed BEZA Economic Zone.
After completing his official engagements, PM will leave for Dhaka from the Mongla helipad at 4pm and is scheduled to arrive in the capital at 5pm.
A letter signed by Md Uzzwal Hossain, protocol officer-1 at PM Office, said the PM’s personal staff and relevant officials would accompany him on the visit.
Khulna and Bagerhat district administrations, along with local law enforcement agencies, have completed the necessary security arrangements and administrative preparations ahead of the visit.