Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Mongla, Bagerhat, by helicopter this morning on a one-day official visit.

He reached Mongla at 9:50 am after departing from Tejgaon Airport in the capital at 9:00 am.

The Prime Minister was welcomed upon arrival 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, Khulna-5 MP Ali Asgar Lobi and Khulna-4 MP SK Azizul Bari Helal.

Accompanying the Prime Minister are Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Robiul Alam MP, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar, Additional Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Atikur Rahman Rumon, Director General of the Special Security Force (SSF) Major General Mahbubus Samad Chowdhury, Commandant of the President Guard Regiment (PGR) Brigadier General Golam Arikul Alam, Protocol Officer Kamrul Islam and ADC to the Prime Minister Squadron Leader Syed Nazmul Hossain.

According to the itinerary, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for the construction of two container jetties and associated infrastructure development projects at Mongla Port, involving an investment of Tk 4,068 crore, aimed at expanding and modernising the port.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on investment cooperation is also scheduled to be signed between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in the presence of the Prime Minister in Mongla.

After completing his scheduled engagements in Mongla, Tarique Rahman will visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (R).

In the afternoon, he will attend the inaugural ceremony of Notun Kuri Sports (Season-2) at Khulna District Stadium.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to return to Dhaka in the evening after completing his day's programme.