Staff Reporter:
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today likely to consider a total of 14 development projects, both new and revised, at its sixth meeting of the current fiscal year (FY27).
Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairman Tarique Rahman will preside over the meeting at 10:30am today at the Bangladesh Secretariat.
The meeting will also be apprised about a list of five projects already approved by the concerned ministers and discuss the draft Integrated Rate Schedule and other issues.
Planning Ministry officials said the 14 projects include initiatives covering safe water supply and sanitation in the Barind region, road and drainage infrastructure in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), restoration and re-excavation of canals in Barishal City Corporation, and local economic development in selected municipalities.
The agenda also includes a project titled ‘Innovation for Climate-Smart Urban Development’ and two separate projects for procuring specialised and operational vehicles to enhance the capacity of Bangladesh Police.
Other projects include construction of Type-B officers’ residential buildings in Moinul Road residential area of Dhaka Cantonment and a multi-storied residential building for government employees at Gabtala Colony in Jigatala.
The committee will also consider establishing Institutes of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) on the campuses of five medical college hospitals and the second revised proposal for the establishment of Netrokona University.
A proposal for drilling two appraisal-cum-development wells, Titas-32 and Titas-33, at Titas Gas Field will also be placed before the meeting.
The remaining projects include the Metro Dhaka Water Security and Resilience Programme for an integrated pollution monitoring and enforcement system in the Turag River Ecologically Critical Area (ECA) and the third revised project for constructing bridges and culverts up to 15 metres long on rural roads.
The five projects already approved by the concerned ministers include modernisation of cardiac treatment services at Dinajpur Zia Heart Foundation Hospital and Research Institute, ensuring safe internet use for children and secondary-level students, and improving traffic infrastructure and road safety in Dhaka North City Corporation.
The list also includes expansion and modernisation of the Dhaka Central Drug Addiction Treatment Centre and procurement of modern vehicles and equipment to improve waste management in Gazipur City Corporation.
The meeting will also discuss and likely to approve the draft Integrated Rate Schedule.
