Executive Committee of the National Economic Council

ECNEC is currently focused on balancing critical infrastructure and social sector project approvals with fiscal discipline and economic reform goals.

ECNEC is a cabinet committee, not a parliamentary committee in the Westminster sense, but the schema's 'parliamentary_committee' type is the closest available. Legal basis: the parent NEC was established under the Bangladesh (Adaptation of Existing Laws) Order 1972; ECNEC's specific composition and functions were codified by Cabinet Division Resolution 1982 and are updated by gazette notification with each change of government. Current reconstitution gazette: 24 February 2026. Chairperson is always the Prime Minister. Alternate Chairperson in current constitution is Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (Local Government Minister). Website https://plancomm.gov.bd is the Bangladesh Planning Commission site, which serves as ECNEC's secretariat and public information portal. IMPORTANT date correction: the western-zone railway track rehabilitation (Tk 2,028.59 crore) was approved at the April 26, 2026 ECNEC meeting, not May 12 as initially referenced in the task brief; cross-verified against BSS, Dhaka Tribune, and Outlook Bangla reports. The Tk 3,00,000 crore FY2026-27 ADP is a Planning Commission proposal awaiting NEC (not ECNEC) approval; NEC meeting scheduled 18 May 2026, so this item is recorded as pending.