Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday tasked top bureaucrats with selecting projects that benefit the people and provide immediate returns, and to ensure the quick utilisation of foreign loans.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered the suspension of Tk 236 crore 5G project of Teletalk to keep the country’s foreign exchange reserves stable.

Dhaka Metro Rail, from Uttara to Agargaon, will be operational by December this year, project officials said. They shared the information at the ECNEC meeting today (July 19, 2022).

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) approves a total of 14 projects including one for improving security along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox's Bazar and prevent intrusion from Myanmar.

The government's proposed multisport complex in Louhanjang, Munshiganj is set to gather steam as a team of government high-ups are scheduled to visit the place for land acquisition.

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approves the 'Inter District Border Road Construction: Mymensingh and Netrakona Districts Part' with an outlay of Tk 457.30 crore, aiming to boost connectivity and trade between Bangladesh and India.

Inflation slightly rises in July by 0.38 percentage points due to the increase of non-food inflation during the outgoing Eid-ul-Fitr.