ECNEC approves seven development projects worth Tk. 18,191 crore

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the conversion of Akhaura-Sylhet Meter Gauge Section of Bangladesh Railway into dual gauge with an estimated cost of Taka 16,104.44 crore. The approval came from the ECNEC meeting held at the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area with ECNEC ...

CHT people will have the ownership of their land: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Urging the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region to maintain peace and discipline, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has assured that they (people) would enjoy the ownership of their land in the area. "Development is not possible without maintaining peaceful atmosphere ... so, keeping this in mind, I call upon all to work together to thi...