Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Bangladesh's Annual Development Programme (ADP) has recorded its lowest mid-year implementation rate in two decades, with only 17.54 percent of allocations spent in the first six months of the 2025-26 fiscal year.

According to the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED), Tk 418.76 billion was spent between July and December, down from Tk 500.02 billion in the same period last year.

The rate is lower than the 17.97 percent recorded in 2024-25 and well below the 22-24 percent seen in the three preceding years.

December alone saw 5.8 percent of allocations spent, slightly higher than 5.67 percent in the same month last year.

The interim government has already slashed Tk 300 billion from the ADP, reducin...