Ecnec approves Tk 4.24b compact township project

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a compact township project, 'Palli Janapad', for rural people based on cooperatives involving over Tk 4.24 billion, aiming to protect arable lands and thus ensure food security and improve their living standards. The approval came from the 5th Ecnec meeting of the current fiscal year held at the NEC conference room in city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area with Ecnec chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, according to a news agency.