Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has directed officials to adopt welfare-oriented and sustainable projects. The instruction came on Tuesday during a review meeting at the Secretariat on the implementation progress of Annual Development Programme (ADP) projects for the 2025–26 fiscal year under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED). The information was shared through the BNP Media Cell’s Facebook page.

The meeting discussed project implementation progress, quality of work, expenditure management, and timely completion. Emphasizing faster execution, the minister said that development projects must be completed within the stipulated time to meet public expectations. He also stressed proper and transparent management of public funds to ensure that projects directly benefit ordinary citizens.

The meeting was chaired by Local Government Division Secretary Md. Shahidul Hasan and attended by senior ministry officials, LGED Chief Engineer Belal Hossain, and project directors both in person and virtually.