, Sept. 17 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Wednesday approved 13 development projects involving an overall estimated cost of Tk 8,333.28 crore.

Of the total cost, Tk 4,437.82 crore will come from the government's fund, Tk 1,225.36 crore as project assistance, while the remaining Tk 2,670.09 crore will be borne from the implementing agencies' own funds.

Chief Adviser and Ecnec Chairperson Prof Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting held at the NEC conference room in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

Among the approved schemes, seven are new projects, five are revised ones while one project got an extension without increasing cost.

12 projects get ECNEC nod on Sunday

The major approved projects in...