Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at Mongla Port in Bagerhat on Thursday morning as part of his daylong visit to Khulna and Bagerhat.
He is scheduled to attend a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between Invest Bangladesh and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC).
He will also lay the foundation stone for the construction of two new container jetties and related facilities under the Mongla Port Facilities Expansion and Development Project.
The Prime Minister will later visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali in Bagerhat before travelling to Khulna to inaugurate the second season of the nationwide ‘Notun Kuri Sports’ competition at Khulna District Stadium.
He is scheduled to return to Dhaka by helicopter later in the afternoon.