Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at Mongla Port by waterway on Thursday after conducting an aerial inspection of the Sundarbans and the Hiron Point area.

The vessel carrying the prime minister reached the pontoon at the Bangladesh Navy’s Digraj base at around 12:55 pm, according to the scheduled itinerary.

After a lunch break, Rahman was scheduled to attend a meeting at the base’s wardroom conference hall at 1:45 pm. He was then due to inspect Mongla Port’s jetty at 3:00 pm and visit a proposed economic zone planned by the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) later in the afternoon.

According to the itinerary, the prime minister was scheduled to depart for the proposed economic zone at 3:15 pm and inspect the site at around 3:30 pm. He was expected to return to Dhaka later in the day.

Aerial Inspection of the Sundarbans

Rahman began his tour in the morning, leaving his residence by road for Tejgaon Airport at around 8:30 am. He arrived at the airport at 9:00 am and departed by helicopter for the Sundarbans.

At around 10:00 am, he conducted an aerial inspection of Hiron Point and other areas of the mangrove forest.

The helicopter subsequently landed at the field of Nalian Secondary School in Dakop upazila of Khulna district at around 10:30 am.

The prime minister then continued his journey towards Mongla by waterway, arriving at the Bangladesh Navy’s Digraj base shortly before 1:00 pm.

His visit includes inspections of the port and the proposed economic zone, both of which feature in the day’s official itinerary.