The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved a total of six projects involving Taka 2,504.75 crore. The approval came from the ECNEC meeting with its Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. The Premier joined the meeting virtually from her official Ganabhaban residence while ministers, state ministers, planning commission members and secretaries concerned attended the meeting from the NEC Conference Room in the city`s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to take action against those responsible for the Uttara BRT girder accident following an investigation. She made the directive while chairing the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) through a virtual platform from her official residence Ganobhaban. Other ministers and officials concerned were connected from the NEC conference room.

The German Air Force has begun an exercise named Rapid Pacific 2022, sending a fleet of aircraft to the far lands of Asia. Six Eurofighter jets, four A400M multirole aircraft and three A330 multirole tanker transport planes on Monday took off from Neuburg Air Base, en route to Singapore

The High Court (HC) yesterday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it shall not declare illegal the decision of increasing the price of petroleum products without holding any public hearing.

The ruling Awami League will observe demonstration programme across the country on Wednesday protesting nationwide series bomb attack held during the regime of BNP-Jammat alliance government in 2005.