Dhaka, Nov. 4 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved 13 development projects involving Tk 58,088.92 crore.

The approval came at an ECNEC meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Of the 13 projects, 11 are new, and two are revised.

The government will provide Tk 50,041.20 crore from its own funds, while Tk 7,974.65 crore will come as project loans and the remaining Tk 73.07 crore from the implementing agencies' own resources.

The Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Ministry secured approval for five projects, including safe water supply and sanitation in the Barind region, and restoration, rehabilitation and re-excavation of diff...