Bangladesh’s economy expanded by 4.50 percent in the first quarter (July–September) of the current fiscal year (FY26), supported by moderate growth across the agriculture, industry and services sectors, reports BSS.
According to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the growth rate marks a significant improvement from the 2.58 percent expansion recorded in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year (FY25).
Industrial output led the recovery, growing by 6.97 percent during the July–September period of FY26, compared with 3.59 percent in the corresponding quarter a year earlier.
The services sector, which accounts for more than half of the country’s economic activity, posted growth of 3.67 percent in the first quarter of FY26, up from 2.96 percent in the same period of FY25.
Growth in the agriculture sector remained relatively modest but improved to 2.30 percent during the quarter compared with the same period a year earlier.
Revised BBS estimates show that GDP growth in FY25 stood at 2.58 percent in the first quarter, 4.44 percent in the second quarter, 5.33 percent in the third quarter and 2.47 percent in the fourth quarter. Overall, Bangladesh’s GDP grew by 3.72 percent at constant prices in FY25.
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