The slump reflects political turmoil, slower project activity, and deep interim spending cuts. Also, the interim government, which took over following Hasina's fall, moved swiftly to trim ADP allocations and refocus priorities.As part of the cost-containment measures, the revised ADP was slashed by Tk 490 billion, a reduction of 18.49 percent from the original size. In June 2025, agencies spent Tk 424.45 billion, 18.77 percent of the revised ADP, compared with 23.09 percent or Tk 587.43 billion in June 2024.May spending was recorded at Tk 175.81 billion, 7.77 percent of the revised ADP, up from 8.28 percent a year earlier. Unlike previous years, there was little sign of the traditional end-of-year "rush spending" on unfinished works simply to exhaust budget allocations. The new ADP has been set at Tk 2.3 trillion.

Source: bd News24 July 24, 2025 18:34 UTC