Prime Minister Tarique Rahman reached Dacope upazila in Khulna on Thursday after inspecting the Sundarbans by helicopter.

The helicopter carrying the Prime Minister landed at the Nalian Secondary School field in Dacope around 10:30 am.

Then he left for Mongla in Bagerhat by waterway.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to take a lunch break before attending a meeting at the wardroom conference room at 1:45 pm.

Earlier, Tarique left his residence by road for Tejgaon Airport in Dhaka at around 8:30 am.

He then flew by helicopter to the Sundarbans and observed Hiron Point and surrounding areas of the forest from the air around 10:00 am.

Later in the day, he is scheduled to inspect the Mongla Port jetty at 3:00 pm before heading to the proposed economic zone of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) at 3:15 pm.

He is scheduled to inspect the proposed economic zone at around 3:30 pm.

Source: UNB