Prime Minister Tarique Rahman Arrives in Mongla on Official Visit
Published : 10:49, 5 November 2026
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Mongla, Bagerhat, by helicopter on a one-day official visit.
He reached Mongla at 9:50 am on Thursday, November 5. Earlier, the Prime Minister departed from Tejgaon Airport in the capital at 9:00 am for Mongla.
Upon his arrival, the Prime Minister was welcomed by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya 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 Asgar Lobi and Khulna-4 MP SK Azizul Bari Helal.
The Prime Minister is accompanied by Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Robiul Alam; BNP Special Secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha; Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister ABM Abdus Sattar; Additional Press Secretary Atikur 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 the Prime Minister's ADC, Squadron Leader Syed Nazmul Hossain.
According to the itinerary, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for a project to construct two container jetties and develop supporting infrastructure to expand and modernise Mongla Port. The project has an estimated cost of Tk 40.68 billion.
A memorandum of understanding on investment cooperation is also scheduled to be signed between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) in the Prime Minister's presence.
After completing his scheduled engagements in Mongla, Tarique Rahman will pay his respects at the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA).
In the afternoon, he will attend the inauguration ceremony of the second season of ‘Notun Kuri Sports’ at Khulna District Stadium.
The Prime Minister is scheduled to return to Dhaka in the evening after completing his engagements.
