Dhaka, Nov. 21 -- Development activities remain in disarray as government ministries and agencies struggle to recover from last year's disruptions caused by the July uprising, officials said on Thursday.

The sluggish execution of development projects has persisted into the first four months of the current fiscal year, raising concerns about the wider impact on growth and service delivery.

Several large budget-holding ministries performed notably poorly between July and October of FY2025-26, significantly slowing overall progress.

Officials say the pace of implementation has yet to return to pre-unrest levels, leaving the national development agenda far behind its targets.

The ministries and agencies spent only 8.33 per cent of the Tk ...