Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Khulna and Bagerhat on Thursday to inspect the Sundarbans, review the operations of Mongla Port and visit the proposed BEZA Economic Zone as part of his daylong tour of the two districts.

The prime minister will leave his residence for Tejgaon Airport at 8:30 am and fly by helicopter to the Sundarbans at 9 am, according to the tour schedule.

Around 10 am, he will conduct an aerial inspection of Hiron Point and adjacent areas of the Sundarbans.

After the aerial inspection, he will land at the Nalian Secondary School ground in Dacope upazila of Khulna at 10:30 am. From there, he will travel by road to a launch terminal and proceed by waterway to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat.

The prime minister will reach the BNS Mongla jetty around noon and proceed to the wardroom. After lunch, he will attend a meeting at the wardroom conference room at 1:45 pm.

In the afternoon, he is scheduled to inspect the overall operations and jetty facilities of Mongla Port. Later, he will visit the proposed BEZA Economic Zone at 3:15 pm.

After completing the daylong engagements, the prime minister will leave Mongla by helicopter for Dhaka at 4 pm and is scheduled to arrive in the capital at 5 pm.

The prime minister’s personal staff and relevant officials will accompany him during the tour, according to a letter signed by PMO Protocol Officer-1 Md Ujjal Hossain.

Khulna and Bagerhat district administrations, along with local law enforcement agencies, have completed the necessary security and administrative preparations ahead of the visit.