The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) Tuesday approved a Taka 4,282.76 crore project to ensure expansion and modernization of the facilities at Mongla Port in Bagerhat. The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC held with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at
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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
No more mega project: PM tells ECNEC
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned not to go for mega projects and instead take up small ones focusing on rural development and public welfare. She made the directives while chairing the meeting of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the NEC conference