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).

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.

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.

Around 3.77 crore people experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in 2023, according to a survey by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

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.

BBS survey reveals alarming picture of wealth concentration by the rich

2020's total spending for WASH was Tk 59,753 crore

Bangladesh now has 25 lakh jobless people: BBS

It hit 43.6% in 2023 from 4.8% in 2013, BBS survey finds

It should be a wake-up call for our policymakers

The National Child Labour Survey 2022 finds

There is not much in it to make us feel better in terms of its focus and measures.

Inflation followed by greedflation followed by shrinkflation – is there no way out of this trap?

The state statistics agency will publish the GDP data from the first quarter of 2024

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) last week finally made public its estimate of the amount of Boro season paddy produced in the country last year, which sadly will come to little effect as farmers will be harvesting this year’s crops within a month or so. 

With the soaring inflation rate in recent times, the importance of effective public food distribution cannot be emphasised enough.

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.