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PM opens dev projects including two expressways

November 15, 2023 00:00:00


Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking from Ganabhaban through videoconferencing on Tuesday marking opening and foundation-stone laying of 157 projetcts — PID

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 10,041 structures and houses under 157 development projects, including the Sheikh Hasina Swarani (Purbachal Expressway) and the first elevated expressway in Chattogram involving around Tk 1.0 trillion.

She opened and laid foundation stones of the development schemes from her official Ganabhaban residence in Dhaka through videoconferencing.

Of the projects, 4644 were various development structures and 5397 houses for the landless and homeless people under the Ashrayan-2 project across the country involving Tk 974.71 billion under 24 ministries and divisions, reports BSS.

Among the schemes, 15 projects including the Purbachal Expressway, which was recently renamed as Sheikh Hasina Swarani, were completed under the housing and public works ministry while different agencies of the shipping ministries are implementing 15 projects.

The four projects are under the primary and mass education ministry.

Under one of the four projects, the authorities have constructed buildings for 2023 government primary schools across the country.

The premier also opened at least 1,259 buildings of different educational institutions under the education ministry across the country among the development projects.

The four day-care centres implemented under a project of the women and children affairs ministry and two technical training centres in Manikganj and Narayanganj built under a project of expatriates' welfare and overseas employment ministry were inaugurated.


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