Prime Minister Tarique Rahman enjoyed aerial views of the Sundarbans from a helicopter on Thursday morning during his visit to Khulna’s Dakop upazila and Mongla in Bagerhat.
The helicopter carrying the prime minister landed at the Nalian Secondary School ground in Dakop at 10:29am. He later went to the launch terminal and departed for Mongla by waterway at 10:55am. Thousands of people in the area welcomed him.
Earlier in the day, Tarique left his Dhaka residence by road at 8:30am for Tejgaon Airport. He arrived at the airport at 9am and departed by helicopter for the Sundarbans.
He was scheduled to travel by waterway via the launch terminal to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat, where he was expected to arrive at 12:45pm. The divisional commissioner of Khulna and the deputy commissioners of Khulna and Bagerhat were expected to be present.
He was scheduled to leave for an inspection of Mongla Port’s jetty at 2:45pm and arrive there at 3pm. After inspecting the jetty, he would depart at 3:15pm for the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) economic zone, which he was scheduled to visit at 3:30pm.
At the end of the visit, Tarique was scheduled to leave for Dhaka by helicopter from the helipad at 4pm and was expected to arrive in the capital at 5pm.
Meanwhile, the local administration has taken all necessary measures to ensure tight security during the prime minister’s visit.
