Khulna:Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Khulna and Bagerhat on Thursday to inspect several significant sites, including the Sundarbans, Mongla Port's expansion activities, and the proposed BEZA economic zone, among other official programs.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Prime Minister will depart from his Gulshan residence at 830 am, heading to Tejgaon Airport. He is expected to take a helicopter flight to the Sundarbans at 900 am.
Around 1000 am, Rahman will carry out an aerial inspection of Hiron Point and nearby areas of the world's largest mangrove forest. Following this, he will land at Nalian Secondary School ground in Khulna's Dakop upazila at 1030 am.
Subsequently, he will travel by road to a launch terminal and then proceed by water to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat. Upon arrival at the BNS Mongla jetty around noon, the Prime Minister will take a break at the wardroom before attending a meeting scheduled for 145 pm.
In the afternoon, he will inspect the overall operations and jetty facilities of Mongla Port and is set to visit the proposed BEZA economic zone at 315 pm. Rahman is scheduled to depart from Mongla by helicopter at 400 pm and is expected back in Dhaka by 500 pm.
The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed that his personal staff and other officials will accompany him during the visit. The Khulna and Bagerhat district administrations, along with local law enforcement agencies, have finalized the necessary security and administrative arrangements for the visit.