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flag Bangladesh cut its 2025–26 development budget by $3.6 billion due to poor spending, focusing on transport, power, and climate projects.

flag The National Economic Council approved a revised annual development programme worth Tk 2.09 lakh crore for 2025–26, a Tk 30,000 crore cut from the original plan, with transport and communication receiving the largest share. flag The programme includes 1,330 projects, 286 targeted for completion by June 2026, and 170 climate change initiatives funded by the Climate Change Trust Fund. flag Key sectors like power, housing, education, and local government account for 60.5% of funding. flag The government cited weak project implementation and low spending as reasons for the reduction, while introducing reforms to improve planning, accountability, and procurement transparency.

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