Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is scheduled to visit three flood-affected upazilas in Chattogram—Hathazari, Fatikchhari, and Banshkhali—on August 9, according to Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Saleh Shibly.

“The Prime Minister’s visit to Chattogram has been finalized,” Saleh Shibly said.

During the visit, the Prime Minister will distribute relief assistance among flood victims and hand over newly constructed houses to families who lost their homes in the recent floods.

The visit will be Tarique Rahman’s first official trip to Chattogram since assuming office as Prime Minister. The district administration has already begun extensive preparations, while the ruling party is also making arrangements to welcome him.

Officials said the construction of new houses for flood-affected families in the three upazilas is nearly complete. The Prime Minister is expected to formally hand over the houses to the beneficiaries and distribute relief materials at separate events.

Preparations are also underway to build a temporary helipad for the Prime Minister’s arrival. From there, he will travel to West Banshkhali, where he is scheduled to address a brief gathering, distribute relief assistance, and hand over 100 government-funded reconstructed houses to flood-affected families.

Idris Mia, convener of the Chattogram South District BNP, said he and the party’s member secretary had been invited to the Prime Minister’s Gulshan office to discuss the visit. He added that the party had already completed its preparations to welcome the Prime Minister.

When contacted, Mohammad Sharif Uddin, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) of Chattogram, said the district administration was making all necessary preparations for the visit.

“We have not yet received the detailed official itinerary. Once it is formally communicated, we will complete all preparations accordingly,” he said.