Bagerhat, Nov 5 (V7N)- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Mongla on Thursday morning as part of a one-day official visit to Bagerhat and Khulna.
He reached Mongla by helicopter at around 10:00 am after leaving his residence on Gulshan Avenue in Dhaka at 8:45 am and departing from Tejgaon Airport at approximately 9:00 am.
According to the tour schedule, the Prime Minister is set to lay the foundation stone for two container jetties and associated infrastructure under the Mongla Port expansion and modernisation project. The project has an estimated cost of Tk 4,680 crore.
A memorandum of understanding on investment cooperation between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) is also scheduled to be signed in his presence in Mongla.
After completing the port-related programmes, Tarique is expected to visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) in Bagerhat.
In the afternoon, he is scheduled to attend the inauguration ceremony of the second edition of Notun Kuri Sports at Khulna District Stadium.
The Prime Minister is expected to return to Dhaka in the evening after completing the day's programmes.
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