ADP execution slows to 36% in July-March

ADP execution slows to 36% in July-March

The government’s development spending has slowed, with the Annual Development Programme (ADP) recording an overall implementation rate of 36.19% during the July-March period of the 2025-26 fiscal year. The Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) reported on Sunday that Tk75,607.24 crore was spent out of a total allocation of Tk2.09 lakh crore in the first nine months of the...

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