Mongla, Nov. 5 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived in Mongla on Thursday morning to attend two programmes at Mongla Port as part of his daylong visit to Bagerhat and Khulna.

A helicopter carrying the Prime Minister landed at the port's helipad around 9:50am, said PM's Deputy Press Secretary Jahidul Islam Rony.

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit, State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam, State Minister for Shipping and Bridges Rajib Ahsan, Khulna-5 MP Ali Asghar Lobby and Khulna-4 MP Azizul Bari Helal welcomed him on arrival.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to attend a memorandum of understandi...