Dhaka, April 9 -- Although the Asian Development Bank has projected a moderate 5.1 percent GDP growth Bangladesh for 2025-26 fiscal, the forecast may need to be revised downwards due to the recent imposition of higher tariffs on Bangladeshi exports to the US, said Hoe Yun Jeong, Country Director of the ADB's Resident Mission in Bangladesh

"Our projection was done before the US sweeping tariff. So our projection was 5.1 percent for the fiscal year 2026. Obviously it will adversary affect the overall Bangladesh export to the US and also on the overall economic progress. That 5.1 percent needed to be downgraded little bit." Hoe Yun Jeong said on Wednesday.

He said these responding to questions from the reporters after releasing the ADB's f...