The mega projects, whose completion are expected to raise Bangladesh's GDP by as much as 4 percent, got about 48 percent more allocation in the upcoming fiscal year, as part of the government's push to ensure their timely implementation. Seven of the eight mega projects -- Padma bridge, Padma bridge rail link, Dhaka mass rapid transit line-6 (Metro Rail), Chattogram-Cox's Bazar rail link, Rooppur nuclear power plant, Matarbari 1,200MW coal-fired power plant and the Payra deep seaport -- will get Tk 37,000 crore in fiscal 2021-22, in contrast to Tk 25,473.6 crore this fiscal year. "Another important goal of the government will be to strive for timely implementation of all nationally important projects including mega projects in the infrastructure sector to sustain the higher growth rate," Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told the parliament in his budget speech.