Prime Minister Tarique Rahman toured the Sundarbans by helicopter on Thursday before landing at Nalian Secondary School in Dacope, Khulna, at 10:30am.
From Nalian, Tarique Rahman travelled by water via Nalian launch terminal to Mongla. He was scheduled to arrive at the BNS Mongla jetty at 12:45pm, followed by a lunch break at 1pm and a meeting at the wardroom conference hall at 1:45pm.
Earlier in the day, the prime minister left his residence by road at 8:30am for Tejgaon Airport, arriving at 9am before departing by helicopter for the Sundarbans.
At 10am, he observed the Hiron Point area and the Sundarbans from the air.
Later in the afternoon, he was scheduled to inspect the Mongla Port jetty at 3pm before visiting the site of the proposed Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) economic zone at 3:30pm.
He was expected to return to Dhaka later in the afternoon.