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A total of ten ministries and divisions failed to spend any money from their development project allocations during July, the opening month of the 2026–27 fiscal year, according to the latest performance report released by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the Ministry of Planning.
Despite having substantial allocations totaling thousands of crores of taka for the full fiscal cycle, their initial expenditure remained at zero, dragging overall Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation down to 0.69 percent of the total BDT 3.08 trillion outlay. Government agencies collectively spent BDT 21.21 billion in July, falling below the initial-month execution rates recorded in FY24 and FY25.
The ten ministries and divisions recording zero expenditure in July are:
Health Services Division (Annual allocation: BDT 60.14 billion)
Medical Education and Family Welfare Division (Annual allocation: BDT 54.99 billion)
Bridges Division (Annual allocation: BDT 25.98 billion)
Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism (Annual allocation: BDT 18.63 billion)
Ministry of Religious Affairs (Annual allocation: BDT 13.70 billion)
Ministry of Industries (Annual allocation: BDT 12.60 billion)
Internal Resources Division (Annual allocation: BDT 11.44 billion)
Ministry of Commerce
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs
In contrast, the Local Government Division registered the highest spending in monetary volume, disbursing BDT 9.52 billion out of its BDT 333.74 billion allocation. The Science and Technology Ministry followed with BDT 2.66 billion, while the Power Division spent BDT 2.10 billion. The Secondary and Higher Education Division recorded BDT 1.93 billion in spending, the Primary and Mass Education Ministry spent BDT 1.65 billion, and the Energy and Mineral Resources Division spent BDT 813.2 million.
In percentage terms, the Bangladesh Public Service Commission led all entities by executing 7.52 percent of its BDT 299.3 million allocation. The Parliament Secretariat followed at approximately 6.7 percent, while the Cabinet Division recorded execution of roughly 5.5 percent. The Anti-Corruption Commission and the Primary and Mass Education Ministry both crossed the 4.5 to 5 percent execution mark.
Addressing the slow start, Planning Division Secretary S M Shakil Akhter noted that the July–August window is traditionally absorbed by administrative setup, project procurement planning, and issuing work orders, with formal tendering processes extending into October. He stated that actual developmental expenditure typically accelerates from September onward, accounting for lower execution rates at the beginning of the fiscal year.
