Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited Matarbari in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar on 9 August 2026 to inspect the Matarbari deep-sea port, the coal-fired power project and the activities of the Maheshkhali Integrated Development Authority, state news agency BSS reported.
His helicopter landed at a helipad near Matarbari at 10:52am, according to the PM’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. He was received by State Minister for Energy Aninda Islam Amit, and was accompanied by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku.
BSS described it as his first trip to Maheshkhali since taking office. The same day he was scheduled to hand over new houses to flood victims in Banshkhali and Hathazari before an organisational meeting in Chattogram.
The reports did not carry statements from the prime minister about the port. The Matarbari project, financed largely by Japan, is being built by the Chittagong Port Authority; terminal construction began in May 2026, according to The Financial Express.
Source
- Prothom Alo English (BSS): “PM arrives in Maheshkhali to inspect deep-sea port, meet flood victims” (9 August 2026)
- Dhaka Tribune (BSS): “PM heads to Maheshkhali, Ctg to inspect port, meet flood victims” (9 August 2026)
File photo: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Matarbari deep-sea port, 9 August 2026. Photo: Press Information Department / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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