October 9, 2018. Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec)
In the 9th ECNEC meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved 3.87$ Billion dollar development project. The much-awaited Dhaka Chittagong Oil Pipeline project and Ghorashal Palash Urea Fertiliser Factory got the committee approval. Construction of 25 Fire brigade station in various Upozilla and Fourth Shitalakhya River Bridge in Naryanganj Kodamrasul received the allocation with another 16 projects.
Dhaka- Chittagong Oil Pipeline
| Length | 250 km – Dhaka to Chittagong |
| Cost | $340 Million/Tk 2,861 crore |
| Operator | Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation |
| capacity | 60,000 barrels per day |
| Construction Partner | Bangladesh Army |
| Type | Underground Pipeline |
| ECNEC Approved | 9 October 2018 |
| Completion Year | 2020 |
238-kilometer pipeline, using 16-inch radius pipes would be set up from Chittagong to Godnail, Naryanganj. From Godnail to Fatullah, a 10-inch radius 8.29km pipeline and from Comilla to Chandpur, a 6-inch radius 59.23km underground petroleum pipeline would be set up. It would cross 22 rivers, 46 roads, and 11 rail crossings
Benefits of Oil Pipeline
- Low-cost Oil transfer from Chittagong port to Dhaka.
- Secured underground Transmission ensures energy security.
- Environment-Friendly.
Ghorashal Palash Urea Fertiliser Factory
| Name | Ghorashal Palash Urea Fertiliser Factory |
| Cost | 1245.24 Million USD / Tk 10,460 crore |
| Location | Narsingdi. |
| capacity | 2,800 tonnes per day/ 9,24,000 Tons Per Year |
| Completion | 2022 |
The new urea factory will be set up aiming to meet the growing demand of fertilizer and thus ensure food security in the country.The countrywide annual demand of urea is in between 2.6 to 3 million tons, but six fertilizer factories run under the BCIC can produce roughly 9,00,000 to 1 million tons. After completion BCIC will be able to produce 1.8 Million tonnes Fertilizer locally.
Another 18 Development project
| Project Name | Cost In USD MIllion/ Corro taka |
| Cross-Border Road Network Improvement Project | $ 438.57 /Tk 3,684.55 crore |
| New Campus for Jagannath University | 228.57 / 1920 |
| Rural Connectivity Improvement Project (LGED | 436.55 / 3667 |
| Mirsara Economic Zone | Tk1,657.43 crore |
| Displaced Myanmar nationals | Tk104.44 crore |
| Emergency Assistance Project (LGED) | Tk297.30 crore |
| Mithamain upazila of Kishoreganj Wave Protection, and Embankment Protection | Tk304.95 crore |
| embankments of Karnaphuli | Tk398.91 |
| Gangachhara River Teesta Rive Ebrekment in the Rangpur district and | Tk168.84 crore |
| Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Road | 458 Corror |
| Khulna City Corporation | Tk607.57 crore |
| Fire Service and Civil Defence Station at 25 important upazila | Tk 883.53 crore |
| 12 Existing Cadet Colleges | Tk428.54 crore |
| Rural Infrastructure Development | Tk769.42 crore |
| Kodamrasul Bridge over the Shitalakhya River under the Narayanganj City Corporation at | 590.75 crore |
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