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GDP bounces back, inflation unchanged

The overall rate of inflation remained almost unchanged as it persisted over 9 per cent in March, while the gross domestic product growth bounced back in the second quarter of the current financial year of 2024–25...

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Upcoming budget must prioritise ordinary people’s concerns

AMID growing income inequality, high unemployment rates and unprecedented food inflation, economists have rightly pointed out that the budget for the next financial year should prioritise the economic woes of the ordinary people. Economists in a pre-budget meeting with the finance adviser on March 16 urged the government to create an enabling investment...

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GDP growth drops to 4.2pc in FY24

The country’s gross domestic product growth for the 2023-2024 financial year was 4.22 per cent, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics’ update released on Monday...

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BBS begins economic census 2024 today

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Monday at a press conference announced that it would begin Bangladesh Economic Census 2024 today across the country to gain a detailed perception about the structural changes in the country’s economy...

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A city still asleep on women’s safety

FOR most women, going out of the house requires a lot of planning. From crowded streets and public transport to workplaces, the challenges that women face in staying safe are constant and exhausting. Citizens now call for women’s safety on the road and in public spaces. Everyone wants change. Women want to walk without the fear of being harassed or attacked...

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Foreign workers headcount to begin

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is going to begin the economic census next month and one of the major aims of the census is, for the first time, to determine the number of foreign workers in the country.

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BBS data should be accurate for effective national planning

THE interim government’s institution of expert committees to check against any discrepancy in national data, which came to be seriously questioned as being doctored during the Awami League government that was overthrown on August 5, is a good step forward. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics officials say that they have already set up the committees to...

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General point to point inflation eased to 9.92pc

The general point-to-point inflation rate eased further last month as it reached 9.92 per cent in September down from 10.49 per cent in August, 2024 due to downtrend in both food and non-food inflation...

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Inflation to rise to 10.1% in Bangladesh in FY 25: ADB

The Asian Development Bank, in its latest outlook, has projected that inflation in Bangladesh will rise to 10.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2024-25, a significant increase of 3.1 percentage points from its previous estimate made in April.

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BBS should in no way tweak data for cosmetic face of economy

THE Bureau of Statistics has come to be criticised and its calculation of nationally, and internationally, important figures questioned for years during the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League, overthrown on August 5 through a student-mass uprising, for the manipulation of data that has been nothing short of deceit...

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Voluntary return top reason: BBS

Around 17.28 per cent Bangladeshi expatriates returned home voluntarily after quitting their jobs overseas during the past five years...

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Double digit food inflation for 3 months

The overall inflation in June eased at 9.72 per cent, but the food inflation still persisted at over 10 per cent for the third consecutive month amid price spiral of...

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Govt must reassess measures to contain food inflation

THE average inflation in the outgoing financial year surpassing the average inflation in the past financial year, which was a decade-high, shows the inefficiency and inadequacy of measures taken by the government to contain inflation. The overall 12-month average inflation has been recorded by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics at 9.73 per cent...

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Agriculture and the youth

BANGLADESH’S identity as primarily an agricultural nation underscores the pivotal role of its farming sectors in driving economic prosperity. Therefore, fostering a profitable, sustainable, and eco-friendly agricultural framework is imperative to safeguarding long-term food security for...

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Impact of currency swap

In January 2024, the Bangladesh Bank issued the monetary policy for the second half of the 2023–24 financial year. In it, the central bank aims to adopt a crawling peg to curb exchange rate volatility, raise the policy interest rate...

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