Published : 06 Apr 2026, 06:33 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 03:33 PM
The BNP government is set to hold its first meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the Secretariat in Dhaka.
Scheduled for a 10:30am start on Monday, the session will be presided over by Prime Minister and ECNEC Chair Tarique Rahman.
The discussion is set to include 17 major projects.
Traditionally, ECNEC meetings are held at the NEC conference hall in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, where the government sets development priorities, approves budgets, and monitors project progress.
This time, however, the planning ministry announced the meeting will take place in the cabinet chamber of the Secretariat.
Officials did not disclose why the venue was changed but hinted that centralising operations through the Prime Minister’s Office was a factor.
Ahead of the inaugural meeting, the NEC premises underwent extensive preparation, including landscaping, resurfacing access roads, and planting new trees.
Since taking office, the premier has shifted most of his daily work and meetings to the Secretariat, reducing congestion and public disruption along his previous routes to the Tejgaon office.
The ECNEC was formed on Feb 24, with Tarique as chair and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as alternate chair.
