Govt suspends five-year plan in first ECNEC meeting

The interim government announced on Wednesday that it will temporarily suspend the implementation of the country's five-year plans as part of a shift in its economic strategy. "We are suspending the five-year plan for now. It's not our focus at the moment," Planning Adviser Dr. Wahiduddin Mahmud told reporters during a

ECNEC approves Tk 3,403cr project to construct ICD at Dhirashram

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved a Taka 3,402.89 crore project in a bid to ensure land acquisition and setting up Pubail-Dhirashram rail link for constructing Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Dhirashram under Gazipur City Corporation area. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC

Ecnec okays Tk 4,168cr project to revive 4 rivers

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 15 development projects, including one involving Tk 4,168-crore to reclaim the water flows of four rivers - Jinai, Ghatghat, Banshi and Nagda-during the dry season. The approval came from the Ecnec meeting presided over by Prime Minister and Ecnec chairperson

ECNEC okays Tk 800cr village dev project

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved a Taka 800 crore 'Amar Gram-Amar Shohor: Pilot Village Development' project in a bid to extend modern civic facilities to the villages. The approval came from the 1st meeting of the ECNEC in this fiscal year (FY24) held today with

Ecnec clears 12 projects, including raise of Padma Bridge cost

 The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a total of 12 development projects including a revised one to raise the cost of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge Construction by Tk 2412.13 crore and extend the timeframe till June 2024. The overall estimated cost of the 12 projects is

PM for realising tolls from regional highways

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to take necessary measures for realising tolls from the regional highways. "The government is constructing infrastructures spending thousands of crores of Taka. So, there is a need to make arrangement for realising tolls from the regional highways at least at a minimum

Tk 227,566cr revised ADP okayed for FY23

The National Economic Council (NEC) on Wednesday approved Tk 227,566.09-crore Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year (FY23), cutting Tk 18,500 crore from the allocation of foreign sources portion in the original ADP outlay.  Out of the total RADP allocation, Tk 153,066.09 crore will be drawn from the

Govt to build Tk 5651cr elevated road in Kishoreganj

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a Tk 5,651.13-crore project for the construction of an elevated road from Mithamoin upazila sadar to Karimganj upazila in Kishoreganj district, aiming to ensuring smooth and uninterrupted road communication in the haor region.The approval came from an Ecnec

PM for undertaking projects without ruining nature

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday asked all concerned to undertake and thus implement development projects without harming nature. The Premier also directed the authorities concerned to implement the development schemes maintaining ecological balance as well as implementing those in a speedy manner avoiding unnecessary revision. The Prime Minister gave the