Desk Report:

11 projects have been approved in the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). The total cost of implementing the approved projects will be Tk 8,425.51 crores. Out of this, Tk 7,939.87 crores will be available from government funds and Tk 485.64 crores from project loans.

This approval was given at the ECNEC meeting led by the Prime Minister and ECNEC chairperson Sheikh Hasina on Thursday (March 28).

Planning Minister Abdus Salam presented this information to the journalists after the meeting held at the NEC conference room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital.

Approved projects include –

Construction of Bangladesh Chancery Complex and Residential Building in Cairo, Egypt, Procurement of 20 Meter Gauge Diesel Electric Locomotive and 150 Meter Gauge Passenger Carriage (1st Revised) for Bangladesh Railways, Kashinathpur-Dashuria-Nator-Rajshahi-Nawabganj-Kansat-Sonamasjid-Baliadighi Border (N-06) Improvement of National Highway to appropriate standard and width (Nawabganj section), Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock infrastructure development (1st phase) to increase the capacity of existing government fish farms and fish production, Improvement of Fish Landing Center of Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation in Cox’s Bazar District Scheme, Rural Infrastructure

Development Scheme of Districts for Greater Rangpur Region, Construction of Union Parishad Complex Building (3rd Phase), Establishment of Comprehensive Cancer, Heart Disease and Kidney Treatment Centers in 8 Divisional Towns Health Services Division (1st Revised), etc.