Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Monday approved 12 development projects involving Tk 7,150.21 crore, all to be funded from the government's own resources.

The approval came at a meeting of ECNEC at the NEC Conference Room in the Planning Commission.

Chief Adviser and ECNEC Chairperson Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus presided over the meeting.

According to the Planning Ministry, eight of the approved projects are new while two are revised.

Two other projects received extensions of implementation period without any cost escalation.

Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud; Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed; Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul; Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Re...