Mongla:Dhaka Prime Minister Tarique Rahman departed from Dhaka on Thursday morning for a daylong visit to Bagerhat and Khulna, where he is set to participate in a series of official engagements. He left from the old Tejgaon Airport at 925am, traveling by helicopter to Mongla.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Prime Minister is scheduled to attend a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation at Mongla Port at 10am. Following this, he will lay the foundation stone for the construction of two container jetties and ancillary infrastructure at the port at 1030am.
Accompanying the Prime Minister on this trip are Road Transport, Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Shaikh Robiul Alam, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar, and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon. Senior officials from the Special Security Force (SSF) and President Guard Regiment (PGR) are also part of the entourage.
After concluding his engagements at Mongla, the Prime Minister will proceed by road to Bagerhat district headquarters to visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) and offer fateha. He is expected to arrive at the shrine at 1245pm and offer prayers before departing for Khulna by road at 115pm.
The Prime Minister will make a brief halt at Khulna Circuit House at 215pm before attending the inaugural ceremony of Notun Kuri Sports (Season 2) at Khulna District Stadium at 3pm. This event, organized by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, aims to identify sporting talents from grassroots levels across the country.
The Prime Minister's return journey will begin at 430pm when he departs Khulna for Dhaka by helicopter, scheduled to land back at Tejgaon Airport at 515pm.