Dhaka, Oct. 17 -- Bangladesh's business environment has shown little sign of progress over the past year, with several key areas even deteriorating, according to the latest Business Climate Index (BBX) for FY2024-25 released on Thursday.

The index highlights persistent structural challenges, from access to regulatory information and infrastructure to labour regulation and trade facilitation, that continue to hinder private sector growth.

Although the overall BBX score edged up slightly to 59.69 from 58.75 a year earlier, the marginal improvement failed to deliver any tangible change on the ground.

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI) and Policy Exchange Bangladesh (PEB) conducted surveys to prepare the BBX, w...