Prime minister Sheikh Hasina chairing an Ecnec meeting on 1 June, 2021.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina chairing an Ecnec meeting on 1 June, 2021. PID
The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday turned down a Tk 172.9 billion (17,290.23 crore) project designed to provide Khichuri as midday meal to primary school students.
"The project has not been approved as the prime minister is concerned about its modus operandi. She said cooking Khichuri on school premises might hamper the study of students," said planning minister MA Mannan.
The minister was briefing reporters after the ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room in Dhaka.
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Prime minister Sheikh Hasina chaired the meeting, joining it virtually from her official residence Gonobahban.
The meeting cleared nine other projects involving an estimated total cost over Tk 523.9 billion (5,239.62 crore), the minister added.
Of the cost, he said, some Tk 2.5 billion (250 crore) will come as loan from foreign sources.
Among the nine projects, six are fresh and three others revised ones.
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