Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is also expected to visit the grave of Md Wasim Akram, one of the martyrs of the July Uprising, in Pekua and meet members of his family.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and officials are pictured on a plane heading towards Cox’s Bazar on 13 June 2026. Photo: PMO Bangladesh/Facebook
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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and officials are pictured on a plane heading towards Cox’s Bazar on 13 June 2026. Photo: PMO Bangladesh/Facebook
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left for Cox’s Bazar this morning (13 June) on a daylong visit to attend a series of development, environmental and public engagement programmes.
PM’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman said Tarique reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 8:30am after leaving his Gulshan residence.
“Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is travelling to Cox’s Bazar by air. His wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman, is accompanying him,” he said.
The flight left the airport for Cox’s Bazar at about 9am, Ruman said.
He said the prime minister will return to Dhaka at night after attending various programmes, including a tree plantation campaign and canal re-excavation activities.
After arriving in Cox’s Bazar, the prime minister is scheduled to begin his official engagements at around 10:30am by inaugurating the re-excavation of the Patali Canal in Pmkhali of Chakaria upazila and addressing a public gathering there.
According to the programme schedule, Tarique will later visit the Dulahazara Safari Park and formally launch the nationwide programme to plant 25 crore trees by planting saplings in the Malumghat Reserved Forest.
He is also expected to visit the grave of Md Wasim Akram, one of the martyrs of the July Uprising, in Pekua and meet members of his family.
The prime minister will then lay the foundation stones of the newly created Pekua municipality and Matamuhuri upazila.
In the afternoon, he will attend a rally organised by the district BNP in front of the Chakaria municipal bus terminal.
Later, Tarique is scheduled to inspect Marine Drive and Cox’s Bazar sea beach before joining an interaction with distinguished citizens at a hotel in the evening.
He will return to Dhaka by air after the programmes.
This is Tarique’s first visit to Cox’s Bazar since assuming office as prime minister following the BNP’s victory in the 13th parliamentary election.
After spending more than a decade and a half in London, he returned to Bangladesh on 25 December last year. Tarique was sworn in as prime minister after his party secured a majority in the national election held on 12 February.
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