Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)
The job market is crying for reforms
Creating new jobs requires increased investments and the establishment of new businesses.
We need better data governance
For proper policymaking, there is no alternative to reliable data
We must undo the legacy of data manipulation
BBS must be overhauled to ensure that it provides accurate data
Inflation eases in June but stays over 9.5%
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics releases data today
MFS users most in Rangpur, survey finds
Rangpur has the highest number of mobile financial services (MFS) accounts among the eight divisions of Bangladesh, with 28.10 percent of its population utilising these services. Barisal follows closely, with 24.26 percent of its residents holding MFS accounts, according to the report on Socio-Economic and Demographic Survey 2023, recently published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
Onion seeds may get expensive for low yield
Onion seeds are often referred to as “black gold” by farmers in the Rajshahi region due to their dark shade and high market value. This stands true for the fact that when planting ran from October to early December last year, the seeds were sold at an average of Tk 5,000 per maund in the district, some 250 kilometres west of the capital.
Why do our surveys paint different pictures about our progress?
Since key findings of the Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2023 were revealed, there have been many discussions regarding the country's progress on various health and related indicators.
3.77cr suffered food insecurity last year
Around 3.77 crore people experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2023, according to a survey by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
BBS misses deadline to publish quarterly GDP report
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has missed its December deadline to publish a quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) report, under a move to provide a timely status of the health of the economy.
Per capita income misses estimates
Bangladesh's per capita income stood at $2,793 in fiscal 2021-22 -- $31 lower than the initial estimate as the steep depreciation of the taka messed up the government’s numbers.
How can we have a Smart Bangladesh with high internet prices?
Digital inclusion still elusive for many citizens
63.1% of population don't feel the need to use internet: BBS Survey
A total of 97.4 per cent households have mobile phones in the country, but 63.1 per cent of them do not feel the need to use internet, according to the preliminary report of a national survey.
Devaluing women's unpaid care work is costing us all
Women in Bangladesh spend about 25 percent of their time daily on unpaid care work while men spend 3.3 percent of their time on the same.
Good planning requires accurate data
An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
Demographic dividend: Are we letting it pass us by?
Bangladesh is wasting its once-in-a-lifetime window of demographic dividend -- the economic growth potential that can result from a peak in working-age people -- due to its inability to create jobs.
Project to reduce corruption drowns in corruption!
Country needs a National Household Database that works
Census extended by seven days for four flood-hit districts
The districts are Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar under Sylhet division and Netrokona under Mymensingh division, Md Dilder Hossain, project director of the census, told The Daily Star today.
Time to prepare for rising losses from natural disasters
Govt must strengthen social protection schemes to help those most vulnerable
Women do unpaid domestic work 8 times more than men: BBS
Women spend eightfold more time than men in domestic and care work, said a new survey of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.