ADP implementation
ADP spending by 10 ministries, divisions was zero in July
Ten ministries and divisions failed to spend a single penny on development projects in the first month of the current fiscal year, according to government data.
24 August 2026
Bangladesh’s development spending rises 29% in July
Despite the increase in spending, the implementation rate remained unchanged at 0.69 percent
24 August 2026
Academic buildings need timely repair
We are concerned by the dilapidated condition of the academic buildings and residential halls in Noakhali Government Women’s College, which serves more than 7,000 young women and girls.
30 June 2026
Nobody wants to be a project director now
Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud says
1 December 2025
ADP implementation lowest in five years
The government implemented only 41% of ADP in 10 months
19 May 2025
ADP spending in Jul-Feb 14-year low
Spending under the annual development programme (ADP) has been going slow in the current fiscal year (FY), with implementing agencies using just 31.17 percent of the total allocation till February this year, showed official figures.
21 March 2024
Poor choices in ADP revision
We need policies designed to reduce inflation and alleviate the foreign exchange crisis
26 January 2023
How to make development projects more time and cost-effective
Delays and lack of quality control are a major concern when it comes to development projects.
18 October 2022
Govt to miss ADP target again
The pace of implementation of development schemes of the government hit a three-year high in May of the outgoing fiscal year with Jatiya Sangsad secretariat topping the list while the Finance Division sits at the bottom.
15 June 2022
28 foreign-aided projects see slow implementation
The implementation of at least half a dozen foreign-aided projects involving more than Tk 6,000 crore has become uncertain as those
29 December 2017
ADP implementation slows down
The World Bank in its latest Public Expenditure review has found that 22 per cent of the development projects over the last five years...
1 December 2015
Shortfall in ADP utilisation
Most ministries and divisions of the government fail to utilise the full financial allocation made to them annually.
10 June 2015