, Dec. 1 -- The government on Monday approved two major housing projects involving over Tk 2100 crore aimed at rehabilitating families of July martyrs and the injured protesters.

The approval was given at an ECNEC meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the NEC Conference room in Dhaka.

Under the two project, s 804 flats will be constructed at Mirpur Section-14 for martyred families at an estimated cost of Tk 761.16 crore and 1,560 flats at Mirpur Section-9 for injured protesters involving Tk 1,344.41 crore.

Six 14-storey buildings with common basements and twelve 10-storey buildings will be constructed at Mirpur section 14 between January 2026 and December 2029.

The project was initially reviewed by ECNEC on July 27, ...