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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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Diversification of export products, markets necessary

DESPITE a remarkable advancement in the industrial sector, with its contribution now standing at more than a third of the gross domestic product, it has failed to diversify export-oriented industries, products and markets. A lack of comprehensive and consistent policies and the failure to effectively implement the few that are there are said to have led to such a state. An...

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15pc budget allocation for edn sector demanded

Educationists, researchers and education rights activists on Monday demanded minimum 15 per cent budgetary allocation for the education sector and 3 per cent share of the sector in the gross domestic product in the 2025-2026 financial year...

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Real test of economic progress

BETWEEN the financial years of 2010 and 2023, Bangladesh recorded an average gross domestic product growth rate of 6.4 per cent, a figure that stood out in comparison to many other lower-middle-income countries. However, recent revelations have cast doubt on the accuracy of this performance. A white paper released in February 2024 recalibrated the actual average...

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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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Growth vs justice

BANGLADESH has seen impressive economic growth in recent decades, with gross domestic product rising at over 6 per cent annually. Landmark projects like the padma bridge and metro rail reflect the nation’s ambition for modernisation, offering better connectivity and economic opportunities. It has been suggested that 5 per cent of gross domestic...

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FY25 GDP growth likely to be 5pc  

The interim government is likely to revise down the growth in gross domestic products at 5 per cent in the current financial year ending in the next June, said officials.   

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Finance ministry dismisses GDP correction

The finance ministry on Tuesday dismissed the reported apprehension about reduction of gross domestic product and per capita income following correction of the export earnings in the just concluded FY24...

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Q3 GDP growth 6.1pc

The country’s growth in gross domestic product in the third quarter of the concluding FY24 stood at 6.12 per cent.

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