Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Bangladesh's slow-pace economic growth may be ramped up to 5.0 per cent by tailwinds before this fiscal year ends on June 30, 2026, as estimated by BMI, a unit of Fitch Ratings.

"We maintain our growth forecast of 5.0 per cent for FY2025/26," the global ratings agency's unit says in its latest report for Bangladesh.

This estimate is, however, lower than government's growth target at 5.5 per cent for the fiscal year.

But the agency has identified some downside risks, too, for the economy during the fiscal year under review.

"Risks to our forecasts are tilted to the downside, based on prolonged political unrest posing a greater drag on growth and global trade uncertainty."

The Fitch's unit forecasts private consumption...