Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved 13 development projects involving an overall outlay of Tk 1,988.09 crore.

The approval came from an Ecnec meeting held at the NEC Conference Room in the city with Chief Adviser and Ecnec Chairperson Dr Muhammad Yunus in the chair.

Of the 13 projects, three are new, seven are revised, while the remaining three involve time extensions without cost revisions.

Of the total cost, the government will provide Tk 1,885.07 crore, Tk 53.02 crore will come as project loans and Tk 50 crore will come from the implementing agencies' fund.

Among the projects approved are: PRO-ACT Bangladesh - Resilience Strengthening through Agri-Food Systems Trans...