Cabinet okays five projects worth Tk 1,022 crore

The government today gave go-ahead to five projects involving Tk 1,022 crore.

The cabinet committee on economic affairs approved a proposal to build a pavilion at the seventh edition of the International Horticultural Exhibition to be held at Almere in the Netherlands.

The agriculture ministry will build the pavilion for the fair that will run from April 14 to October 9 this year.

The cabinet committee on public purchase approved a proposal to spend additional Tk 249 crore for a project taken to save the right side of the Padma river bank being implemented by Bangladesh Water Development Board.

An over Tk 640 crore proposal was also okayed for building a bridge over Payra river under a project taken by the bridges division.