Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Bangladesh's economy expanded by 3.35% in the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 fiscal year (FY25) at constant prices, up from 2.14% in the same period of the previous fiscal year, according to data released Thursday by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
BBS data indicate that growth in the first three quarters of FY25 stood at 1.96%, 4.48%, and 4.86%, compared to 5.87%, 4.47%, and 4.62% in FY24. Taken together, GDP growth for FY25 at constant prices reached 3.69%.
Provisional estimates put the GDP at current prices for Q4 FY25 at Tk14.4 lakh crore, up from Tk13.2 lakh crore in Q4 FY24.The agriculture sector grew 3.01% in Q4 FY25, down from 4.11% in the same quarter of FY24. Growth in agriculture during the first thr...