Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Mongla, Bagerhat, on a one-day official visit today, Thursday. He departed Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka by helicopter at 9:00 AM and landed in Mongla at 9:50 AM.
Upon her arrival in Mongla, the Prime Minister was welcomed by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md. Asaduzzaman MP, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit MP, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam MP, State Minister for Shipping and Bridges Rajib Ahsan, Member of Parliament for Khulna-5 constituency Ali Asgar Lobi and Member of Parliament for Khulna-4 constituency SK Azizul Bari Helal.
The Prime Minister is accompanied by Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam MP, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Prime Minister's Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar, Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon, Special Security Force (SSF) Director General Major General Mahbubus Samad Chowdhury, President Guard Regiment (PGR) Commandant Brigadier General Golam Arikul Alam, Protocol Officer Kamrul Islam and Prime Minister's ADC Squadron Leader Syed Nazmul Hossain.
According to the tour schedule, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will lay the foundation stone for the construction of two container jetties and ancillary infrastructure development projects at a cost of Tk 4,680 crore to expand and modernize Mongla Port.
In addition, there is a program to sign a memorandum of understanding on investment cooperation between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in Mongla in the presence of the Prime Minister. After completing the scheduled program in Mongla, the Prime Minister will pay homage to the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA). After that, in the afternoon, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will attend the inauguration ceremony of the new Kuri Sports (Season-2) organized at the Khulna District Stadium. After completing the scheduled program, the Prime Minister is scheduled to reach Dhaka in the evening.
