Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Khulna and Bagerhat on Thursday to inspect the Sundarbans, review Mongla Port’s operations and visit a proposed economic zone as part of a daylong official tour.

According to the Prime Minister’s Press Wing, the visit will include an aerial inspection of the Sundarbans and Hiron Point, a meeting at BNS Mongla naval base, and visits to Mongla Port and the proposed Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) economic zone.

The prime minister is scheduled to leave his residence for Tejgaon Airport at 8:30am and depart by helicopter for the Sundarbans at 9am.

Around 10am, he will inspect Hiron Point and adjoining areas of the world’s largest mangrove forest from the air.

He will then land at the Nalian Secondary School ground in Dacope upazila of Khulna at around 10:30am.

From there, he will travel by road to a launch terminal and proceed by water to BNS Mongla in Bagerhat.

After arriving at the naval base around noon, Tarique Rahman will take a break at the wardroom before attending a meeting there at 1:45pm.

In the afternoon, he is scheduled to inspect Mongla Port’s overall operations and jetty facilities.

He will subsequently visit the proposed BEZA economic zone at around 3:15pm.

The prime minister is scheduled to leave Mongla by helicopter for Dhaka at 4pm and arrive in the capital at around 5pm.

His personal staff and relevant officials will accompany him during the visit, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.

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