Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has directed the Planning Commission (PC) to review all ongoing development projects to assess their relevance to the BNP's election manifesto.

Signalling a potential shift in priorities under the new administration, he also instructed officials to prioritise projects that deliver measurable output and tangible benefits to people's lives, according to officials familiar with the meeting.

Mr Khosru and State Minister Zonayed Saki on Sunday met Planning Commission members, the Planning Secretary, IMED Secretary, General Economics Division (GED) Secretary, as well as joint and additional secretaries at the Commission.

According to several senior officials present...