Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Mongla on Thursday morning to attend two programmes at Mongla Port as part of his daylong visit to Bagerhat and Khulna.

A helicopter carrying the Prime Minister landed at the port's helipad around 9:50am, said PM’s Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam, State Minister for Shipping and Bridges Rajib Ahsan, Khulna-5 MP Ali Asghar Lobby and Khulna-4 MP Azizul Bari Helal welcomed him on arrival.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to attend a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation at the port.

He will also lay the foundation stone for the construction of two container jetties and ancillary infrastructure at the port.

Road Transport, Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Shaikh  Robiul Alam, BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon are accompanying the Prime Minister.

Senior officials of the Special Security Force (SSF) and President Guard Regiment (PGR), along with other members of the Prime Minister's entourage, are also with him.

After completing the programmes in Mongla, Tarique will travel by road to Bagerhat district headquarters to visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) and offer Fateha.

He is scheduled to reach the shrine at 12:45pm before leaving for Khulna by road at 1:15pm.

The Prime Minister will make a brief stop at Khulna Circuit House before attending the inaugural ceremony of Notun Kuri Sports (Season 2) at Khulna District Stadium at 3pm.

He is scheduled to return to Dhaka by helicopter in the afternoon.