Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The total number of economic units in the country stood at 11,877,364 at the time of the Economic Census 2024, according to the preliminary result of the census published on Wednesday.
Among the total number of economic units operational in Bangladesh, 70.27 percent is in rural areas, while 29.73 percent in urban areas, reflecting that the importance of rural areas has increased as most of the economic units are based in villages.
The figure encompasses all permanent establishments (6,288,214), temporary establishments (576,621), and economic household (5,012,529) operating across the country.
Of these economic units, a significant portion falls within the service sector account for 91.23, while others are distributed a...