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Ecnec meeting underway with PM Tarique in chair

Greenwatch Desk Development 2026-08-19, 2:58pm

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The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting is underway with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair.


The meeting started at 10:00am on Wednesday at the Planning Commission in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital.

A total of 11 development projects have been placed before the meeting for approval.

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, Water Resources Minister Md Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain, Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammed Aminur Rashid, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman, and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam, among other ECNEC members, have joined the meeting.

Senior officials from the relevant ministries and agencies are also present to place and discuss thr development project proposals.

A press briefing will be held at the Planning Commission auditorium after the meeting, reports UNB.