, Jan. 6 -- The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase on Tuesday approved several proposals for public infrastructure and education sector development projects.

The Advisers Council Committee gave the approval at a meeting at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at the Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed presiding.

The committee approved construction project under the Bangladesh Folk Art and Crafts Foundation at an estimated cost of around Tk 31.88 crore.

MN Huda Construction Limited was selected as the responsive bidder for the work.

It also recommended approved a proposal to construct a six-storey academic circle building at the permanent campus of Bangladesh Maritime University in Chattogram....