July 24, 2026
The slowdown triggered by the July Uprising and administrative reshuffles continues to weigh on development spending
Parliament Secretariat, IMED, fisheries, civil aviation, ERD, and ICT are among the divisions which get new secretaries
Political turmoil and budget cuts slow development spending to record low
Between July and October, Tk 198.78 billion was spent under the ADP, compared with Tk 219.78 billion in the same period last fiscal year
Spending is typically slow in the early months of the fiscal year and gains pace later on
The government has spent Tk 16.44 billion in July, down from Tk 29.22 billion a year earlier, according to IMED
The figure represents a sharp fall of nearly 13 percentage points from the previous fiscal year’s 80.63 percent
Development outlay has stayed Tk 1.05 trillion below revised allocation
