The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Thursday approved 12 development projects involving Taka 1,057 crore, including the project aid of Taka 117 crore.

The approval was given at a meeting of the committee at NEC conference room at Sher-e-Banglanagar with Chief Adviser and Chairman of ECNEC Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair.

The projects are construction and reconstruction of 54 fair services and civil defense stations under the home ministry; construction of road from Grameen Bank at Mirpur to Agargaon under local government Department; union connecting road and other infra-structural development in greater Comilla district (Comilla, Chandpur and Brahmanbaria districts);

Construction of union and upazila offices (5th phase) (1st revised) under land ministry; reconstruction of bridges, culverts along with approach road (2nd revised) under communications ministry; digging well to explore oil and gas at Sundalpur and developing Semutang gas field under energy and mineral resources ministry;

Industrial park (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) under industry ministry; establishment of national institute of ENT (1st phase) in Dhaka under health and family welfare ministry; setting up of science and technology university (revised) under education ministry; expanding research and modernization vaccine production technology under fisheries and livestock ministry; excavation of new Dakatia, old Dakatia and Chhota Feni river (2nd phase); south Comilla and part of the coordinated excavation project of Uttar Noakhali under water resources ministry.

Adviser for Finance and Planning and Alternative Chairman of ECNEC Dr AB Mirza M Azizul Islam, Adviser for Shipping, Home and Liberation War Affairs Maj Gen (retd) M A Matin, Adviser for LGRD and Cooperatives, Textiles and Jute, Labour and Employment M Anwarul Iqbal, Adviser for Health and Family Welfare and Food and Disaster Management Dr AMM Shawkat Ali, Adviser for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs AF Hassan Ariff, Adviser for Commerce and Education Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman,

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Industries, Youth and Sports Mahbub Jamil, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Energy and Mineral Resources Professor M Tamim, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Post and Telecommunications and Social Welfare Brig Gen (retd) M A Malek, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Fisheries, Livestock and Science and ICT Manik Lal Samadder attended the meting.