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PM reaches Khulna’s Dacope after aerial inspection of Sundarbans

Update : 22 Oct 2026, 13:30

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

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

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 1:45pm.

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

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

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

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

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