Dhaka, April 12 -- The Economic Relations Division (ERD) under the Ministry of Finance is set to host a meeting of the "foreign assistance search committee" today to finalise foreign funding for 25 development projects proposed for inclusion in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) of the upcoming fiscal year.

The combined preliminary cost of the projects that will be discussed at the meeting with ERD secretary Shahriar Kader Siddiky in the chair, stands at around Tk 2.0 trillion.

"Of this, the government aims to secure approximately Tk 1.5 trillion in loans and grants from foreign sources," said an ERD senior official.

Among the projects on the agenda is the upgrade of the existing metre-gauge double railway line from Laksam to Chatt...