Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The government has implemented just 3.89 percent of its Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first three months of the 2026-27 fiscal year, marking the lowest rate recorded in Bangladesh's history for a three-month period.

Government ministries and departments spent Tk 120.18 billion during July-September, according to an updated report published on Sunday by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) of the Ministry of Planning.

The implementation rate was 5.09 percent in the same period of the previous fiscal year, when spending totalled Tk 121.58 billion.

The slowdown in development activities that followed the mass uprising in July 2024 has continued amid political changes, deteriorating law...