Dhaka, July 17 -- A government project launched more than a decade ago to establish a technical school and college in 100 upazilas each has not finished yet, despite being scheduled for completion within two years and a half.

Approved in early 2014 with an estimated cost of Tk 9.24 billion, it has achieved only 70 per cent progress.

Being implemented by the Directorate of Technical Education under the Technical and Madrasah Education Division (TMED), it was supposed to be completed by June 2016.

The project has already been extended six times, and the TMED has now sought an additional 18-month extension until June 2027, according to officials at the Planning Commission.

They said the TMED has sent the extension proposal with a revised...