Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) from Ganabhaban through a videoconference on Tuesday, December 22, 2020. The approval came from the 19th Ecnec meeting of the current fiscal year held virtually with ECNEC Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. “Of the total project cost, Tk1,245.30 crore will come from the Government of Bangladesh portion, Tk20.98 crore from the concerned organization’s own fund while the rest of Tk2,042.08 crore as project assistance,” he said. Rural water supply and sanitation projectRevealing the details of the project, Planning Commission member of the Physical Infrastructure Division Mamun-Al-Rashid said the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) under the Local Government Division will implement the project for ensuring rural water supply and sanitation by December 2025 with Tk1,831.76 crore as loan from the World Bank and AIIB. The day’s meeting also approved a project to ensure development of rural infrastructures in Narsingdi district with Taka 795.16 crore.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 22, 2020 11:27 UTC