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The helicopter carrying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman landed at the helipad of Mongla Port in Bagerhat at 9:50am today. The prime minister’s deputy press secretary Zahidul Islam Roni gave the information.
On arrival in Mongla, the prime minister was received by Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman; State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya 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 Asgar Lobi and Khulna-4 MP SK Azizul Bari Helal.
The deputy press secretary said the prime minister has two programmes in Mongla. After finishing them, he will visit the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (RA) in Bagerhat district town, and then travel to Khulna by road.
After inaugurating Notun Kuri Sports (Season-2) at the district stadium in Khulna, the prime minister will leave for Dhaka by helicopter at 4:30pm. He is scheduled to land at Tejgaon airport in Dhaka at 5:15pm.
Accompanying the prime minister on the visit are Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam, BNP special secretary Belayet Hossain Mridha, the prime minister’s principal secretary ABM Abdus Sattar, additional press secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon, Special Security Force (SSF) director general Major General Mahbubus Samad Chowdhury, President Guard Regiment (PGR) commandant Brigadier General Golam Arikul Alam, protocol officer Kamrul Islam and the prime minister’s ADC Squadron Leader Syed Nazmul Hossain.
Background
According to a Bangladesh Pratidin report of 23 April, the prime minister was due to inaugurate the first edition of ‘Notun Kuri Sports’, a programme to find players from the grassroots, from Sylhet district stadium on 2 May.
By the numbers
Risingbd reported on 25 October that the prime minister would inaugurate the second edition of Notun Kuri simultaneously in 503 upazilas across the country from Khulna district stadium.
At a glance
According to Teachers’ Portal (Shikkhok Batayon) on 12 July, the main aim of the programme is to discover and select the hidden sporting talent of children aged 12 to 14.
Sources
Background sources: Bangladesh Pratidin, 23 April 2026; Risingbd, 25 October 2026; Teachers’ Portal, 12 July 2026
