Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit Savar today to inspect a flower and fruit garden developed on a former garbage dumping site along the Dhaka-Aricha Highway.

During the visit, he will plant a sapling at the site before attending the National Standard Awarding Ceremony at the 9th Infantry Division of Savar Cantonment at 9am, according to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).

Security has been tightened along the Dhaka-Aricha Highway and at key locations ahead of the prime minister’s visit.

The garden stretches nearly four kilometres from Madhumati Model Town in Boliarpur to Salehpur Bridge, transforming a dumping ground that had remained there for nearly two decades.

The project involved removing around 10,000 tonnes of waste, filling 8,800 square metres with soil and another 8,800 square metres with sand, and installing drainage facilities, netting and green spaces.

A total of 6,930 trees and plants of various species have been planted, including coconut, neem, betel nut, palmyra, Madhabilata, Syzygium, casuarina and rangon. Solar panels, a windmill and 120 electric lights have also been installed at the site.

The transformation work was carried out between July 15 and September 24, 2026, following the prime minister’s instructions under the supervision of Dhaka Deputy Commissioner Farida Khanom.

On July 7, Tarique Rahman noticed the garbage dump while travelling to an event at the Bangladesh Army’s summer training camp in Singair, Manikganj.

The project, titled “Waste Removal, Earth Filling, Palisading, Surface Drain Construction, Netting and Greening beside the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar Upazila”, was implemented by Savar Upazila Parishad with technical assistance from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Savar.

On Saturday, BNP Standing Committee member and Dhaka-2 MP Aman Ullah Aman visited the transformed site and expressed satisfaction with the development.

Savar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Saiful Islam said the initiative went beyond beautification, describing it as a symbol of cleanliness, environmental awareness and civic responsibility.

“Under the prime minister’s direction, this initiative has become a symbol of cleanliness, environmental awareness and civic responsibility,” he said.