Scheme to buy EVMs was not in list: Planning Minister
Regarding the project of buying Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), Planning Minister MA Mannan said, EVM was not in the list of our ECNEC, the Prime Minister did not want to know anything about it
Regarding the project of buying Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), Planning Minister MA Mannan said, EVM was not in the list of our ECNEC, the Prime Minister did not want to know anything about it. Therefore, we did not want to inform the Prime Minister. However, the EVM pre-project is under process.
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) was held on Tuesday (January 17) at the NEC conference room in the capital's Sherebangla Nagar. It was presided over by Prime Minister and ECNEC Chairperson Sheikh Hasina. After the meeting, the Planning Minister MA Mannan and State Minister for Planning briefed the journalists. Shamsul Alam.
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At this time, whether EVMs will be used for voting in 150 constituencies in the upcoming national elections, he said in response to such questions from reporters, the National Election Board will think about it.
In the ECNEC meeting, approval was given for the second revision of the tunnel construction project under the Karnaphuli river. Apart from this, 11 projects including Udal road were approved in Mithamin of Kishoreganj district. The cost of the projects was estimated at 10 thousand 683 crores. The cost of the road construction project from Mithamin upazila Sadar of Kishoreganj district to Machikhali of Karimganj upazila has been estimated at 5 thousand 651 crore 13 lakh taka.
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Out of this 7 thousand 827 crore 50 lakh taka will be spent from government funds and 2 thousand 880 crore 18 lakh taka from foreign aid.
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