Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday put emphasis on the rural development along with building infrastructure.

"I think besides the infrastructural development we also need the overall development of the rural areas," she told the ECNEC meeting at NEC conference room in Agargaon.

She asked authorities concerned to quickly finish the development projects which are beiny delayed due to allocation of small funds.

"I will ask the cabinet secretary to convey this to all secretaries in different ministries so such projects are completed quickly," she said

She said with the finishing these projects it would be easy for the government to take up new development programmes.

She also said that deadline of some development ...