Dhaka, April 27 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has arrived in Jashore to begin a packed schedule of official engagements.

He reached Jashore Airport at 10:15am on Monday via a scheduled Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, according to his Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon.

From the airport, the prime minister will head to the Circuit House before inaugurating several programmes, including the re-excavation of the Ulshi canal, Rumon added.

State Minister for Power and Energy Aninda Islam Amit, State Minister for Local Government Mir Shahe Alam, and senior civil servants received Tarique upon his arrival at the terminal.

The premier's itinerary features the launch of the Ulshi canal project in Sharsha, participation in a ci...