There is no alternative to an M&E policy to ensure quality public spending and better outcome from development expenditure.
It has been observed that monitoring & evaluation functions within ministries and their departments are poorly understood, under-funded, and underutilised.
Most of the projects in the power sector are not completed on time, with some seeing as much as 300 percent cost overruns, said a recent report of the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED).
Dhaka-Tongi-Joydebpur railway expansion project taken without feasibility study, revised and delayed several times leading to cost escalation
Since 2011, eight countries visited Bangladesh to gain knowledge on electronic public procurement