Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Khulna and Bagerhat on Thursday (October 22) to observe the Sundarbans and Hiron Point and inspect Mongla Port and a proposed economic zone.
According to the official itinerary, the prime minister will leave Tejgaon Airport by helicopter at 9AM and observe Hiron Point and parts of the Sundarbans from the air around 10AM.
He is scheduled to land at Nalian Secondary School ground in Khulna’s Dacope upazila at 10:30AM before travelling by waterway to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat.
At the naval base, he will attend a meeting at the wardroom after lunch. In the afternoon, he will inspect Mongla Port’s operations and jetties before visiting the proposed economic zone of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA).
Tarique Rahman is scheduled to leave Mongla by helicopter at 4PM and arrive in Dhaka at 5PM.
The Prime Minister’s Office has issued the official itinerary for the daylong visit. Local administrations and law enforcement agencies have made security and administrative preparations ahead of the tour.
-AH