ECNEC approves 16 projects including establishment of naval base in Patuakhali

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a total of 16 projects, including establishment of a naval base in Patuakhali, involving Taka 5,221 crore. The ECNEC approved the projects at its 13th meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair at the NEC conference room in city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area ...

ECNEC approves procuring passenger carriages for Railway

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the 'Procurement of 20 meter-gauge diesel-electric locomotives and 150 meter-gauge passenger carriages for Bangladesh Railway' with an estimated cost of Taka 1,799.11 crore. Bangladesh Railway will implement the project by June 2021. Of the total project cost of Taka ...

ECNEC approves eight projects involving tk. 4979 crore

The tenure of "Tannery Estate, Dhaka," project has been extended for two more years (third times) to shift tannery industries from the city's Hazaribagh area as the relocation tannery industries to Savar do not pollute the river Dhaleshwari. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the extension of the tenur...

ECNEC okays ‘Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway’ project

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a Taka 16,901.32 crore project for constructing a 'Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway'. The 24-kilometer Elevated Expressway is aimed to ease traffic congestion in and around capital Dhaka. The approval was given in the 7th ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year (FY...