Ecnec okays Tk 1.86bn telecom network

The government on Tuesday approved the ‘Establishment of NGN-based Telecommunication Network for Digital Bangladesh’ project costing Tk 1,863.15 crore to expand Tele-density and Tele-access facilities among the people for reaching the ICT services at reliable and affordable price. The approval came from a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) held at the NEC conference room in city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar with Ecnec chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said that a total of five development projects were approved today with a cost of Tk 2,072.53 crore. “Of the total project costs, Tk 619.32 crore will come from the government exchequer while the rest Tk 1,453.21 crore as project assistance,” he said, according to UNB.