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2020-12-22 21:35:49 GMT2020-12-23 05:35:49(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
DHAKA, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) Bangladesh s highest economic policy-making body has approved a World Bank and AIIB co-funded project worth around 19 billion taka (about 220 million U. S. dollars), a rural water supply and sanitation project.
The project was approved at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday.
After the meeting, Bangladesh s Planning Division Senior Secretary Md Ashadul Islam told the media that a total of five projects including the rural water supply and sanitation project involving an estimated cost of 33.08 billion taka were approved.
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Tk 8,000cr Islamic bond for safe water supply
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Bangladesh has made significant progress on universal access to improved water sources. But access to safe drinking water is still low. Photo: Star/File
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