Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec)

Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec)

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Ecnec approves Tk35,465.15 crore Eastern Refinery project to cut reliance on imported fuel

According to the project proposal, once implemented, the country’s reliance on imported petroleum products will fall substantially as the total crude oil refining capacity will be increased to 45...

Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud speaking at a press conference after the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) meeting at the NEC Conference Room in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on 1 December 2025. Photo: PID

Foreign consultant-dependent projects need to end: Planning adviser

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus chairs the sixth Ecnec meeting in the NEC Conference Room in Dhaka on 1 December 2025. Photo: PID

Ecnec approves 18 development projects worth over Tk16,000cr

A signboard marks Rabindra University’s “designated site” on four acres of filled land between the Gumani River and Chalanbil reservoir. Despite alternative options, the boat-only accessible site remains submerged for months, with fishermen using the area, raising concerns over its impracticality. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam

Proposed Rabindra Univ campus in Chalan Beel: Environmentalists urge alternative sites

Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud speaks at a meeting of the Ecnec at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on 17 August 2025. Photo: PID

Govt to renegotiate cost of 3 Jica-funded projects: Planning adviser

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Ecnec approves Tk1,818cr project to modernise 25 BREB power substations

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Ecnec approves Tk1,096cr project to modernise national statistical system

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Ecnec okays Tk3,287cr projects to modernise 5 institutions

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Ecnec approves two power projects worth Tk4,671cr

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presides over a meeting of ECNEC at the Planning Commission office on 24 May 2025. Photo: CA Press Wing

CA Yunus is not resigning; we are not leaving: Planning adviser after closed-door meeting

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus speaks at the 10th meeting of the Ecnec at the NEC Conference Room in the city on 7 May 2025. Photo: PID

Ecnec approves Tk244.14cr project to enhance disaster resilience

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired the Ecnec meeting held in Dhaka on 20 April 2025. Photo: PID

Ecnec approves 16 projects worth Tk24,247cr

The meeting, chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, was held at the NEC conference room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka today (2 February). Photo: PID

Ecnec approves 13 projects worth Tk12,532cr, including two for gas extraction