BSS
13 January, 2026, 09:40 pm
Last modified: 13 January, 2026, 09:44 pm
Bangladesh’s economy grew by 4.50 percent in the first quarter (July–September) of the current fiscal year FY26, driven by moderate performances in the agriculture, industry and services sectors.
According to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the GDP growth rate during the first quarter of the previous fiscal year FY25 stood at 2.58 percent, also supported by moderate performances across the three major sectors.
Industrial output posted a growth of 6.97 percent during the July–September period of FY26, up from 3.59 percent in the same quarter of FY25.
The services sector, which accounts for more than half of the economy, grew by 3.67 percent in the first quarter of FY26, compared with 2.96 percent in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
The agriculture sector, however, recorded slower growth, expanding by 2.30 percent during the July–September period of FY26, marginally higher than the figure for the same quarter last year.
According to revised estimates, GDP growth in the first, second, third and fourth quarters of FY25 was 2.58 percent, 4.44 percent, 5.33 percent and 2.47 percent respectively.
The country’s GDP growth rate at constant prices stood at 3.72 percent in FY25.