The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved seven development projects involving Taka 1,488.14 crore.
Seeking more cooperation and vigilance from the countrymen to tackle terrorism and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has proved that it is more capable than others of facing the twin devils by taking prompt decisions.
The Cabinet has approved the draft of "The Chittagong Hill Tracts Land Dispute Resolution Commission (Amendment) Act, 2016".
August reappears as the Month of Mourning amid a consolidated national unity against terrorism while the country is set to observe a month-long mourning recalling the August 15, 1975 carnage when Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed along with most of his family members under a well-orchestrated plot.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the officials concerned to speed up their monitoring on environment protection and tree plantation to promote country's green development, conservation of biodiversity and protect the natural resources on which people rely for lives and livelihood.