Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 13 projects with an estimated cost of Tk 1,988.09 crore.The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC with Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairperson Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair at the NEC conference room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. Of the total projects cost, Tk 1,885.07 crore will come from the government's fund, Tk 53.02 crore as project assistance, while the remaining Tk 50 crore will be borne from the concerned organization's own funds.

Of the 13 projects, three are new projects, seven are revised projects, and three projects were granted an extension of time only. The projects approved cover diverse sectors...