United News of Bangladesh

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Khulna and Bagerhat on Thursday to inspect the Sundarbans, Mongla Port’s expansion activities and the proposed BEZA economic zone, among other official programmes. According to the Prime Minister’s Press Wing, Tarique Rahman will leave his Gulshan residence for Tejgaon Airport at 8:30am and fly by helicopter for the Sundarbans at 9am. Around 10am, he will conduct an aerial inspection of the Hiron Point and adjoining areas of the world’s largest mangrove forest before landing at the Nalian Secondary School ground in Khulna’s Dakop upazila at 10:30am. From there, he will travel by road to a launch terminal and then by water to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat. After arriving at the BNS Mongla jetty around noon, the Prime Minister will go to the wardroom for a break before attending a meeting at 1:45pm. In the afternoon, he is scheduled to inspect the overall operations and jetty facilities of Mongla Port and visit the proposed BEZA economic zone at 3:15pm. Tarique Rahman is scheduled to leave Mongla by helicopter for Dhaka at 4pm and arrive in the capital at 5pm. The Prime Minister’s Office said his personal staff and other officials concerned will accompany him during the visit. The Khulna and Bagerhat district administration and local law enforcement agencies have completed the necessary security and administrative preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit.