Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Although South Asia's economic growth projection has been upgraded, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down Bangladesh's growth outlook to 4.7 per cent for the current fiscal year (FY) 2025-26.

In its previous Asian Development Outlook (ADO), the ADB had forecast Bangladesh's growth at 5.0 per cent, which has now been revised down in its updated version released on Wednesday.

Bangladesh's economic growth outlook for FY2026 has been cut to 4.7 per cent from 5.0 per cent in the September ADO, the ADB said in its ADO December 2025, unveiled on Wednesday from its headquarters.

The lowered forecast is attributed to several significant headwinds, including weaker-than-expected export performance and heightened inv...