ECNEC Approves BDT 7,150.21 Crore Fund for 12 Development Projects

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Publish : 10 Nov 2025, 04:03 PM

Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairperson Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus joins the 5th ECNEC meeting on Monday. Photo : PID

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved BDT 7,150.21 crore fund for 12 key development projects at its 5th meeting of the current fiscal year (FY26) held at the NEC Conference Room on the Planning Commission premises on Monday.

Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairperson Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus was in the chair during the meeting.

Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud; Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed; Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs and Expatriates' Welfare & Overseas Employment Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul; Home Affairs and Agriculture Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd); Industries and Housing & Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan; Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Road Transport & Bridges, and Railways Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan; Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan; Health & Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum; Disaster Management & Relief and Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq E Azam, Bir Pratik and Education Adviser Professor Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar were present there.

Ministry of Planning said in a press release that "among the approved projects, eight are new projects, two are revised ones while two projects received time extensions without cost escalation."

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The entire fund will be financed from the government. However, the meeting was also informed about nine projects earlier approved by the Planning Adviser.

The 12 projects approved by ECNEC

Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (Rural Development & Cooperatives Division)

1. "Important Rural Infrastructure Development in Manikganj District" with BDT 450 crore.

2. "Rural Infrastructure Development in Satkhira District" with BDT 1,930 crore.

Ministry of Agriculture

3. "Improvement of Minor Irrigation System in Haor Areas of Kishoreganj and Netrokona Districts" with BDT 164.94 crore.

Ministry of Education

4. "Infrastructure Development of Gazipur Agricultural University" with BDT 567.29 crore.

5. "Establishment of One Engineering College in Each of Chattogram, Khulna, Rajshahi and Rangpur Divisions (2nd revised)" with an additional cost of BDT 394.84 crore.

Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

6. "Construction of Independence Monument at Suhrawardy Udyan, Dhaka (Phase 3) (1st revised)".

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

7. "Implementation of the Remaining Activities of Essential Family Planning, Maternal, Child and Reproductive Health Services Under the Completed 4th Sector Programme", 1st revised.

8. "Integrated Development for Operational Management of the Directorate of Health Education, NIPORT and Directorate of Nursing & Midwifery" with BDT 211.90 crore.

9. "Implementation of Essential Remaining Activities of PFD, HEF, IFM, HRD and SWPMM" with BDT 1,546.45 crore.

Ministry of Defence

10. "Construction of 'B'-Type Officers' Residential Buildings at Nirjhor Residential Area, Dhaka Cantonment" with BDT 177.80 crore.

Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges

11. "4th Time Extension (2nd revised) for Construction of Kalia Bridge over Nabaganga River at the 21st Kilometer of Narail-Kalia District Highway"

Ministry of Industries

12. "BSCIC Industrial Park, Tangail (3rd revised)" with an additional cost of BDT 39.43 crore.

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