Dhaka, July 28 -- The government has turned down a housing project for the families of those killed during the student-led anti-discrimination protests in July last year, amid concerns over inflated costs and allegations of corruption.
On Sunday, at the first Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting of fiscal year 2025-26, the project failed to gain approval.
"It should be properly cost-evaluated before any decision," said Planning Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud at a post-meeting press conference.
The project was submitted by the Ministry of Housing and Public Works. It proposed building 804 flats of 1,355 sq ft each on government land in Mirpur, with a budget of Tk 7.61 billion, to be completed between July 2025 a...