Inflation falls below 9pc barrier in 35 months聽
The general inflation eased further and dropped from the 9 per cent mark to 8.48 per cent in June because of falling prices of food items...
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Govt needs to take measures to stop farmland loss
A GRADUAL loss of agricultural land poses a threat to food security. A Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics survey report says that farmland has been eroded by 3.75 per cent over eight years. The survey, covering 2015鈥�2023 and highlighting some critical environmental and climate issues, says that a lack of commitment to saving farmland and rapid, unplanned urbanisation...
Govt should hear knell of joblessness bell and act
THE Bureau of Statistics quarterly update on labour force shows an increase in unemployed people to 2.73 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with 2.4 million in the corresponding period of 2023. The document, made public on May 18, also shows a decline in the overall work force to 69.1 million in the 2024 October-December quarter from 71.1 million...
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鈥�25...
Upcoming budget must prioritise ordinary people鈥檚 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...
GDP growth drops to 4.2pc in FY24
The country鈥檚 gross domestic product growth for the 2023-2024 financial year was 4.22 per cent, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics鈥� update released on Monday...
Govt should review policies to up manufacturing sector growth
THE growth of the number of economic units in the services sector by 56 per cent, to 10.83 million units in 2024 from about 6.91 million units in 2013, as the preliminary findings of the Economic Census 2024 that the Bureau of Statistics made public on January 29 show, is encouraging. But what remains worrisome is that the growth in the number of...
Service sector unit growth higher than manufacturing
The country鈥檚 service sector-based units grew more than manufacturing units over the past one decade that was also marked by a decrease in female employment...
Time for govt to act to resolve joblessness
AN INCREASE in the number of unemployed people in the July-September quarter in 2024 compared with the figure of the corresponding period of 2023 is alarming. The Bureau of Statistics, which has for the first time applied the definition set at the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians 鈥� which considers people unemployed if they do not work...
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鈥檚 economy...
A city still asleep on women鈥檚 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鈥檚 safety on the road and in public spaces. Everyone wants change. Women want to walk without the fear of being harassed or attacked...
Inflation in Bangladesh climbs to 11.38% in November
The upward trend in inflation continued as it went up further to 11.38 per cent in November on the back of price hikes of food items in both rural and urban areas.
BBS starts constitution reform survey today
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to begin the public opinion survey countrywide on the constitution reform today...
Constitution Reform Commission to launch nation-wide survey
The constitution reform commission would soon launch a nation-wide survey with the help of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics to get public opinion...
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.
BBS data should be accurate for effective national planning
THE interim government鈥檚 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...
Only experts to guide check of BBS data discrepancy聽聽聽
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics will take approval from experts to ensure data accuracy before making national data public in a bid to overcome the disrepute it had earned for alleged data...
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...
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.
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...
Inflation eases but聽still remains in double digits
The overall inflation in August eased, but still prevailed at a double-digit level for the second consecutive month.
More students in Qoumi madrassahs than in Aliya
More students in the country go to Qoumi madrassahs than to the government-registered Aliya madrassahs, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics reports...
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...
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...
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...
Agriculture and the youth
BANGLADESH鈥橲 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...
Deplorable absence of measures to contain food inflation
THE food inflation that has remained high for more than two years now reached double digits once again in April after a gap of four months. The Bureau of Statistics in its monthly update says that food inflation was 10.22 per cent in April. The surge was, as economists...
Police high-handedness to jobseekers unacceptable
THE police detention of 13 protesters who were demanding an increase in the age limit to apply for government jobs is unacceptable. The law enforcers detained the protesters after foiling their demonstrations in the Shahbagh crossing in the...
Govt has issues to address to contain unemployment
AN INCREASE in unemployment rate has become a major cause of concern while unemployment and under-employment have for long been indicators of jobless growth. The Bureau of Statistics, in its quarterly labour force survey, made public...
China鈥檚 factory activity grows for second straight month
China鈥檚 factory activity grew for a second successive month in April, data showed Tuesday, providing some good news for officials battling to kickstart the vast聽economy聽in the face of weak domestic demand and a battered property sector...