The government's austerity measures have hit implementation of the annual development programme (ADP) in the first month of the current fiscal year, with just 0.96 per cent of the total allocation being spent, the lowest in the last four years.
A Tk 9.95 crore project of the commerce ministry aimed at expanding the country's export basket and reducing import dependency has failed to meet its deadline for a second time due to the slow pace of implementation.
Though four of its five stipulated years have already elapsed, a Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) project on developing 2,210 kilometres of rural roads has witnessed the completion of only a third of its core task.
BREB solar pump project: A project undertaken by Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) to install 2,000 solar-powered irrigation pumps has been advancing at a snail's pace.