The approval was given at a review and monitoring meeting of the Food and Disaster Management Ministry with Minster Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yousuf in the chair.

Of the 15 projects, 10 are being implemented under Food for Works Programme while the remaining five are new.

The ongoing projects are construction of bridges and culverts, comprehensive disaster management programme, righteous-based planning and monitoring disaster preparedness, construction of disaster management and relief buildings and shelter centres in the country's southwestern region.

The other projects included renovation, rehabilitation and construction of food godowns, setting up of computer network for Food Department, expansion of Chittagong silo jetty, installation of weighing machines in different establishments of the Food Department and providing technical support to strengthen food quality control system in Bangladesh.