The decision was made today, Sunday, at an ECNEC meeting held at the NEC conference room of the Planning Ministry. Briefing newspersons afterwards, Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud confirmed the approval and explained the conditions attached.
The project has been allocated Tk 5.19 billion (519 crore) for infrastructure development, with a timeframe running from May 2025 to April 2029.
The permanent campus is planned for 100 acres of land in Buri Potajia, Shahjadpur. The proposal had first been placed before ECNEC last May but was sent back for review.
Environmentalists and water experts, however, argue that the site lies at the tail end of the Chalan Beel. The area brings together water flows from over 100 canals, wetlands, the Baral River and more than 50 other rivers, all of which eventually join the river Jamuna.