Dhaka, April 8 -- An impressive industrial output beefed up Bangladesh's economy as of the second quarter of this fiscal when gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 4.48 per cent, latest official data showed.

Also, props came from the services and agriculture sectors for the economic pickup as both performed better in the Q2 (October-December) of the financial year (FY) 2024-25, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) statistics published Tuesday.

In the Q1 of the FY2025, the GDP plunged to a rock-bottom 1.96 per cent, which now recovered coupled with a 7.10-percent growth in the industries sector, the BBS shows.

According to the bureau, the services sector lifted a bit in the Q2 (Oct-Dec) while the agriculture sector gav...