When asked about the new project, former secretary Faujul Kabir Khan said that there is a need to assess whether the existing training centers are fully utilized or not. “It should also be considered whether a new training center is necessary or not,” he said.
After the new government assumed power, a meeting was held in the Planning Commission on 24 January. This was the third meeting of the Commission after independence. According to the working paper of the meeting, it was decided that those projects which will yield immediate benefits will be started. It was decided that less important projects would be ignored.
Earlier, the Ministry of Public Administration was allotted 700 acres of land in 2021 for setting up the 'Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Academy of Public Administration' near Marine Drive in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar.
According to the Forest Department, the market rate of the land is 48 billion taka. This move to allocate forest land was criticized. The Forest Department said that the allocation has not been canceled yet.
