Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The government has stepped up its oversight of public financial management, issuing a strict directive to all government ministries, divisions, and institutions to revise and update their budget-implementation plans (BIPs), according to the finance ministry.

Advertisement Under the initiative, the finance ministry has asked various state agencies, including ministries, divisions, and other government entities, to urgently revise their BIPs to align public spending with the government's election manifesto, reform agenda, and priority programmes for the fiscal year 2026-27.

"The ministry also sent the instruction to the cabinet secretary, comptroller and auditor general, chief election commissioner, and secretarie...