Mongla:Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Mongla on Thursday morning to participate in significant events at Mongla Port as part of his visit to Bagerhat and Khulna. The Prime Minister's helicopter landed at the port's helipad around 950 am, as confirmed by PM's Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the Prime Minister was welcomed by several dignitaries, including Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam, and State Minister for Shipping and Bridges Rajib Ahsan. Khulna-5 MP Ali Asghar Lobby and Khulna-4 MP Azizul Bari Helal were also present to greet him upon arrival.
During his visit, the Prime Minister is set to attend a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation at the port. Additionally, he will lay the foundation stone for the construction of two container jetties and related infrastructure at the port.
Accompanying the Prime Minister 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, along with senior officials of the Special Security Force (SSF) and President Guard Regiment (PGR).
Following the events in Mongla, Tarique Rahman will travel by road to Bagerhat district headquarters to visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) and offer Fateha. He is expected to reach the shrine at 1245 pm and will depart for Khulna at 115 pm.
In Khulna, the Prime Minister will make a brief stop at the Khulna Circuit House before attending the opening ceremony of Notun Kuri Sports (Season 2) at Khulna District Stadium, scheduled for 3 pm. He is set to return to Dhaka by helicopter later in the afternoon.