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ECNEC approves 5 projects at a cost of Tk 3308 crore ECNEC
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ECNEC approves 5 projects at a cost of Tk 3308 crore

Bangladesh Live News | @banglalivenews | 22 Dec 2020, 06:30 pm

Dhaka, December 22: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved five projects at a cost of Tk 3,308.36 crore. Of this, the government will provide Tk 1,245.30 crore, the company's own financing will be Tk 20.98 crore and foreign loan will be Tk 42.08 crore.

The projects were approved on Tuesday (December 22) under the chairmanship of Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairperson Sheikh Hasina.

The Prime Minister joined ECNEC via video conference from Ganobhaban.

Among the projects approved by ECNEC on Tuesday was the Ministry of Education's 'Further Development (1st Amendment)' project of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology; The three projects of the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives are ‘Rural Infrastructure Development of Narsingdi District’ ​​project respectively; ‘Land Acquisition for Construction of Sewerage System in Khulna City (1st Amendment)’ project and ‘Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene for Human Resource Development’ project and ‘Prepaid Gasmeter Installation (2nd Amendment)’ project of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources.

Also present in the meeting were - Agriculture Minister Md. Abdur Razzak; Information Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud; Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md. Tajul Islam; Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun; Health Minister Zahid Maleque; Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi; Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim; Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md. Shahab Uddin; Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and Deputy Education Minister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury.