PM Tarique Rahman arrives in Khulna

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Dacope upazila of Khulna to attend various official programmes, including the inspection of the Mongla Port expansion project and a proposed economic zone.

He arrived there at around 10:30 am on Thursday (October 22), according to sources at the Prime Minister’s Office. From Dacope, he is scheduled to travel by road to a launch terminal and then proceed by waterway to BNS Mongla, a Bangladesh Navy base in Mongla, Bagerhat.

According to the itinerary, the prime minister is scheduled to arrive at the jetty of the Mongla naval base around noon and proceed to the wardroom. After a midday break, he is expected to attend a meeting at the wardroom conference room at 1:45 pm.

Following the meeting, Tarique Rahman will inspect the operations and jetty facilities of Mongla Port in the afternoon. At 3:15 pm, he is scheduled to visit the site of the proposed economic zone under the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA).

After completing the day’s engagements, the prime minister is scheduled to leave for Dhaka by helicopter from the Mongla helipad at 4:00 pm. He is expected to arrive in the capital around 5:00 pm.

The tour schedule was outlined in a letter signed by Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Protocol Officer-1 at the Prime Minister’s Office. The prime minister is accompanied by his personal staff and other relevant officials.