Dhaka, June 6 -- The government has included 1,270 new projects in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the upcoming 2026-27 fiscal year budget, State Minister for Planning Zonayed Saki said Saturday.

Speaking at a seminar titled 'Budget 2026-27 in Times of Crisis' organised at CIRDAP, Saki said of the 1,333 ongoing ADP projects, 1,150 will continue in the next fiscal year while the rest will be completed by June.

The new projects were selected from around 1,600 proposals, he said.

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He said unlike in the past, projects this time have been planned in a coordinated manner. "Previously, projects were taken in isolation, power plants were bui...