June 10, 2026
Frugality is now an obligation, economists warn amid fiscal strain
Political turmoil and budget cuts slow development spending to record low
The rate lags behind the implementation achieved during the same period of the last year, which was 12.29 percent
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
First two months of FY2026 see slow development spending at Tk 57.15 billion
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
