PM reaches Mongla to attend port development programmes

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Mongla of Bagerhat this morning to attend two programmes at Mongla Port, including an MoU signing ceremony on investment and laying foundation stones for the construction of two container jetties.

A helicopter carrying the Prime Minister landed at the helipad of Mongla Port at 9:50 am, Deputy Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Jahidul Islam Rony told BSS.

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 Shaikh Faridul Islam, State Minister for Shipping and Bridges Md Razib Ahsan, Khulna-5 constituency MP Ali Asgar Lobi and Khulna-4 constituency MP SK Azizul Bari Helal received the Prime Minister at the helipad.

After completing his two scheduled programmes in Mongla, the Prime Minister will visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (R) in Bagerhat. He will then travel to Khulna by road, Rony said.

At 3:00 pm, the Prime Minister will attend the inaugural ceremony of Notun Kuri Sports (Season-2) at Khulna District Stadium.

He is scheduled to leave Khulna for Dhaka by helicopter at 4:30 pm.

Earlier, the Prime Minister left the old Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka for Mongla by helicopter at 9:15 am.