Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Bangladesh's industrial sector saw a strong recovery in the first quarter of FY26, driven by robust growth in construction, mining, and manufacturing activities.

According to the latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, industrial growth rose to 6.97 per cent in Q1 of FY26, a significant improvement from 2.38 per cent in the previous quarter and 3.59 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

The turnaround was supported by strong performances in key sub-sectors.

Construction led the expansion with a 12.41 per cent growth, followed by mining and quarrying at 6.89 per cent and manufacturing at 6.17 per cent.

However, the electricity, gas and water supply sub-sector recorded a deceleration of 10.7 per c...