Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit three flood-affected upazilas in Chattogram—Hathazari, Fatikchhari and Banshkhali—on August 9, according to Press Secretary Saleh Shibli. Shibli said the Chattogram visit has been finalized so far. It will be Rahman’s first visit to Chattogram after assuming office as prime minister. During the trip, he will distribute relief among flood victims and hand over newly built homes to families left homeless by flooding.

Chattogram’s administration has begun preparations for the visit, while party organizers are also preparing to welcome the prime minister. Local authorities in the upazilas have nearly completed construction of new homes for flood-displaced families, the report said. Chattogram South District BNP convener Idris Mia said he and the member secretary had been summoned to the prime minister’s Gulshan office in connection with the visit and that party preparations were already under way.

A helipad is being prepared at a suitable landing site for the prime minister. From there, he will attend a gathering and distribute relief in western Banshkhali. He will also hand over 100 homes rebuilt with government assistance in the same area. Additional Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Sharif Uddin said detailed official instructions had not yet been issued, but preparations would be completed once the final itinerary was communicated.