Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Mongla on Thursday morning to attend two programmes at Mongla Port as part of his day-long visit to Bagerhat and Khulna.
A helicopter carrying the prime minister landed at the port’s helipad around 9:50am, PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony said.
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, State Minister for Shipping and Bridges Rajib Ahsan, Khulna-5 MP Ali Asghar Lobby and Khulna-4 MP Azizul Bari Helal welcomed him at the helipad.
During his visit to Mongla Port, the prime minister is scheduled to attend a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation.
He will also lay the foundation stone for the construction of two container jetties and supporting infrastructure at the port.
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 are accompanying him.
Senior officials of the Special Security Force (SSF) and President Guard Regiment (PGR), along with other members of the Prime Minister’s entourage, are also accompanying him.
After completing his programmes in Mongla, Tarique Rahman will travel by road to Bagerhat town to visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) and offer Fateha.
He is scheduled to reach the shrine at 12:45pm and leave for Khulna by road at 1:15pm.
The prime minister will make a brief stop at Khulna Circuit House before attending the inauguration of Notun Kuri Sports (Season 2) at Khulna District Stadium at 3pm.
He is scheduled to return to Dhaka by helicopter in the afternoon.
