Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at the Bangladesh Navy’s Mongla base in Bagerhat by waterway on Thursday afternoon.
The prime minister arrived the jetty at the naval base, known as BNS Mongla, at 12:55PM.
Earlier in the day, he left his residence at 8:30AM for Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka. After arriving at the airport at 9am, he boarded a helicopter for the Sundarbans.
At around 10am, Tarique conducted an aerial observation of the Sundarbans, including Hiron Point.
Following the aerial tour, his helicopter landed at the grounds of Nalian Secondary School in Dacope upazila of Khulna at around 10:30AM.
He then travelled by waterway to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat, arriving shortly before 1PM.
The visit forms part of the prime minister’s scheduled tour of the southwestern region, which also includes a visit to Mongla Port’s jetty and an inspection of a proposed economic zone under the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA).