New BBS survey reveals alarming prevalence of intimate partner abuse
The growth is 1.6 percentage points lower than the provisional estimate
Greater efforts needed to level up poorer regions like Barishal and Rangpur
Accurate data vital for sound policymaking
Creating new jobs requires increased investments and the establishment of new businesses.
For proper policymaking, there is no alternative to reliable data
BBS must be overhauled to ensure that it provides accurate data
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics releases data today
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).
Country needs a National Household Database that works
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.
Govt must strengthen social protection schemes to help those most vulnerable
Women spend eightfold more time than men in domestic and care work, said a new survey of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
“Per capita income is the income that is not seen by mass people but built on a few people.”
Bangladesh’s economy has grown 7.25 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year of 2021-22, powered by an expansion of manufacturing activities, according to the provisional data of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The average life expectancy of Bangladeshis has increased to 72.8 years in 2020, during the outbreak of coronavirus, as compared to 72.6 years in 2019, according to a report of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The government is planning to allocate Tk 100 crore to rehabilitate the victims of river erosion across the country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi once said that growth that is not inclusive is not meaningful but just economic figures. And this proclamation seems to be gradually becoming relevant for Bangladesh.
Poverty continues to decline but at a slower pace since 2010 though the country has recorded more than 6.5 percent economic growth annually during the period, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics data.
