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ECNEC Approves 13 Development Projects Worth ৳15,823 Crore Chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman

Executive Committee of the National Economic Council Clears ৳15,823 Crore Outlay Across Infrastructure, Health, Energy, and Civil Aviation Sectors

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Updated 11 Nov 2026

ECNEC Approves 13 Development Projects Worth ৳15,823 Crore Chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chairs the ECNEC meeting approving 13 key infrastructure and social development projects at the Secretariat.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved 13 major development projects with an aggregate outlay of ৳15,823.57 crore.

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Chaired by Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairperson Tarique Rahman at the Cabinet Room of the Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday (September 29, 2026), the meeting cleared financing comprising ৳10,118.33 crore from government funds, ৳5,252.96 crore in project loans, and ৳382.28 crore from implementing agencies' internal resources. The package encompasses eight new initiatives, three revised projects, and two tenure extensions, spanning health system responses to TB, HIV/AIDS, and malaria, Patuakhali Medical College, Financial Sector Support Project-2, Musapur regulator construction, Meghna erosion control in Bhola, digital land survey systems, solar power land acquisition in Feni, Chittagong Hill Tracts power grid expansion, and the ongoing Phase-1 expansion of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. Additionally, the committee was briefed on 15 sub-৳50 crore projects approved under the Planning Minister's delegated authority across educational, power, and municipal infrastructure domains.

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