Tag: ecnec
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PM Hasina stresses on project selection, quick implementation
In this regard, Satyajit said the French government has already committed to provide $1.1 billion in assistance to Bangladesh to tackle the impacts of climate change along with commitments from other development partners like the World Bank and ADB. He said that the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, as the Chairman of a committee,…
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PM Hasina to gradually come out of subsidy trend
“We have to come out of the trend of subsidies in phases and this is the main message,” he said, adding that such a system would be developed on the lines of developed countries. The Planning Minister said the Prime Minister once again stressed the need to create a dedicated fund by collecting toll for…
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ECNEC passes 37 projects worth over Tk 526.12b
The projects include Sylhet Division Rural Access Road Development, Third Revised, with an additional cost of Tk 209.1 million; Rural infrastructure development of Nagaon district with Taka 11 billion; Rural infrastructural development of Magura district with Tk 4.9 billion; Rural infrastructure development of Joypurhat district with about Taka 5 billion; Establishment of multimedia classes in…
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Be cautious to avoid excessive compensation claims: PM Hasina
Be cautious to avoid excessive compensation claims: PM Hasina
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Survey: 70 percent say Bangladesh is on wrong economic path
The Asia Foundation is a non-profit international development organization based in the United States. It works on good governance, women’s empowerment, gender equality, inclusive economic growth, environment and climate action, and regional and international relations. BIGD is a research institute affiliated to BRAC University. The survey titled ‘State of Political Administration, Development and Society of…
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Chandpur Medical College: Site selected for ‘unscrupulous sand trade’?
Though the Chandpur Medical College was established four years ago, the district’s Sadar Hospital was used as its temporary campus, but the process of constructing a permanent campus has not yet started. However, a major portion of the site selected for the permanent campus on the banks of the Dakatiya River lies in marshy wetlands.…
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Padma Bridge: Increase in cost by 26.82 taka, tenure one year
Government sources have said that the project cost of the Padma Bridge is set to increase by Tk 26.82 billion, while the project’s life will be extended by one more year. This project will be completed by June 2024. The Padma Bridge project was to be formally completed by June. Meanwhile, the operation of vehicles…
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PM Hasina to harness untapped potential of ‘blue economy’
PM Hasina to harness untapped potential of ‘blue economy’
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Prime Minister Hasina for toll collection from regional highways
Sheikh Hasina also recommended the construction of elevated roads in the Hor area instead of normal roads, suggesting avoiding cultivable and agricultural land as much as possible in implementing development projects. He directed the commerce ministry to complete distribution of essential commodities at subsidized rates among some one crore family card holders under the second…
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Applications to be invited subsequent month
The Rajuk will entice applications subsequent month for subsidy of flats during an unit formidable to be built in a third proviso of Uttara Residential Model Town. The locale planner has already released a work sequence to a consortium of dual genuine estate developers this month for building a sum of 5,056 flats in Block-A…
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Tk 46,000 crore ADP
The National Economic Council (NEC), upon Sunday, authorized Tk. 46,000 crore for a Annual Development Programme (ADP) for mercantile year 2011-2012, a twenty-eight per cent enlarge over a prior year’s ADP. Power, appetite as good as healthy resources have been identified as priority sectors. Of a sum amount, Tk. 27,315 crore, homogeneous to 59 per…
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ECNEC okays 11 projects involving Tk 2,318cr
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) with prime minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair on Tuesday approved 11 development projects involving Tk 2,318 crore, including construction of Inland Container Terminal at Ashuganj port at a cost of Tk 246 crore. Answering a question, the planning minister said the container terminal at Ashuganj…