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Ecnec clears 9 projects of Tk 13,639cr
Staff Reporter
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved nine projects in-volving Tk 13,639 crore, including a Tk 6,014-crore project to enhance the capacity of Mongla seaport.
The approval came from the weekly Ecnec meeting held at the NEC conference room with Ecnec Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair.
“The Ecnec meeting today approved nine projects with an estimated cost of Tk 13,639.01 crore,” said Planning Minister MA Mannan while briefing reporters after the meeting.
Of the cost, Tk 8,886.44 crore will come from the national exchequer, while Tk 4,459.41 crore as foreign loan and the remaining Tk 293.16 crore from the own fund of the organization concerned (Rajshahi City Corpora-tion), he said.
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