ECNEC

WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh

Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one

Include women’s unpaid work in GDP calculation: PM

The premier chairs Ecnec meeting

PM hands over houses to underprivileged freedom fighters

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over keys of 5,000 houses built under the government's "Bir Nibash" project for underprivileged freedom fighters.

Elected government vs permanent bureaucrats / Column by Mahfuz Anam: Who runs the country?

There is no question as to who runs the country. It is Sheikh Hasina, our prime minister. But who does she run it through?

15.31Km Elevated Road In Haor: Govt may embark on Tk 5,651cr project

The government has a plan to undertake a Tk 5,651-crore project to construct a 15.31km elevated road in the haor region of Kishoreganj to establish the district’s direct road links with Dhaka, Sylhet and other districts.

Karnaphuli tunnel may again incur time and cost overruns

Constructing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram is set to turn costlier apparently for poor feasibility studies as the need for new components have arisen alongside adjustments to the rise in the price of the US dollar. 

Why can’t we do river excavation right?

Government must revise Pashur excavation project

Govt trying to bring down prices of essentials: PM

The government is contemplating ways to bring down prices of essentials that have gone beyond public reach following the record fuel oil price hike.

‘Bangladesh’s future shouldn’t be measured through Sri Lanka’s situation’

Planning Minister MA Mannan today said that measuring and assessing the economic future of Bangladesh through Sri Lanka’s ongoing financial crisis cannot be acceptable.

May 12, 2023
May 12, 2023

WB is right to flag up project delays in Bangladesh

Project delay has been a persistent problem, but it is not an irreversible one

April 4, 2023
April 4, 2023
February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023

PM hands over houses to underprivileged freedom fighters

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today handed over keys of 5,000 houses built under the government's "Bir Nibash" project for underprivileged freedom fighters.

January 27, 2023
January 27, 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: Who runs the country?

There is no question as to who runs the country. It is Sheikh Hasina, our prime minister. But who does she run it through?

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

15.31Km Elevated Road In Haor: Govt may embark on Tk 5,651cr project

The government has a plan to undertake a Tk 5,651-crore project to construct a 15.31km elevated road in the haor region of Kishoreganj to establish the district’s direct road links with Dhaka, Sylhet and other districts.

January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023

Karnaphuli tunnel may again incur time and cost overruns

Constructing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram is set to turn costlier apparently for poor feasibility studies as the need for new components have arisen alongside adjustments to the rise in the price of the US dollar. 

August 23, 2022
August 23, 2022

Why can’t we do river excavation right?

Government must revise Pashur excavation project

August 16, 2022
August 16, 2022

Govt trying to bring down prices of essentials: PM

The government is contemplating ways to bring down prices of essentials that have gone beyond public reach following the record fuel oil price hike.

April 5, 2022
April 5, 2022

‘Bangladesh’s future shouldn’t be measured through Sri Lanka’s situation’

Planning Minister MA Mannan today said that measuring and assessing the economic future of Bangladesh through Sri Lanka’s ongoing financial crisis cannot be acceptable.

September 1, 2020
September 1, 2020

ECNEC okays Tk 3,586cr project to upgrade Sylhet-Tamabil highway

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approves a project for upgrading the Sylhet-Tamabil highway into four-lane, including a separate slow-moving vehicular traffic lane (SMVT).