Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told the House that the work on infrastructural development on the Paira Port would be completed by 2023.
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved eight projects, including one for the procurement of 200 MG passenger coaches for Bangladesh Railway, involving a total of Tk 3,488.20 crore.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged all particularly the well-off people of society to give attention to the poor children living in their neighbourhoods so none of them suffer from starvation and left out of education.
Bangladesh has the potential to end extreme poverty by 2030 if it takes firm steps to make growth more inclusive to benefit all Bangladeshis, according to the World Bank (WB).
The cabinet approved "The District Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016" in the form of a law allowing incumbent administrators to contest the district council polls after resignation.