Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Director General Binayak Sen has said that food inflation in the country was 15 percent in December 2023. Citing a BIDS survey, Binayak Sen revealed this at an event organized to unveil a book at the BIDS office in Agargaon area of the city on Thursday. He also said […]
Number of unemployed people is around 2.6 million: BBS
The BBS report did not indicate where users obtained most contraceptives. But according to the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022 of the National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), another body of the government, 55 percent use modern methods and 9 percent use traditional methods of contraception. And 60 percent of the people […]
According to the BBS report, the number of internet users above 15 years of age crossed 50 per cent, rising to 43 per cent in 2020, 43.7 per cent in 2021 and 45.5 per cent in 2022, while 58 per cent of males and 42 per cent of females had access . Internet in the […]
The Bureau of Statistics publishes 'vital statistics' every year, which give a picture of the overall health of the country's people, including births, deaths, life expectancy and marriages. According to the report, the estimated population of the country on July 1, 2023 was 172,920,000. No one can deny that Bangladesh has made significant progress in […]
According to the BBS, the rate for people over the age of 65 is set to increase between 2019 and 2023, except for 2022. In 2019, people above 65 years of age constituted 5.28 percent of the total population. It increased to 5.34 in 2020, 5.72 in 2021. However, it will reduce to 5.67 in […]
The study said one-third of the loan money was spent for food, one-fourth was spent to pay off old debts and one part was used for medical purposes. It is clear from the latest BBS survey that the trend of taking loans to meet basic needs has not reduced. The amount of loan per family […]
According to BBS data, on point-to-point basis at constant prices, the growth rate of agriculture sector in the first quarter of the current financial year was 0.84 percent, which was 2.07 percent in the same period of 2022. -23 Fiscal. In the last financial year, the growth of agriculture sector was 3.37 percent. The growth […]
Government figures say that heart-related diseases are the cause of 21 percent of deaths in the country. Even children are dying of heart related diseases. These death figures make it clear that countless people in the country are suffering from heart related diseases and the burden of this disease is huge at the national level. […]
According to the BBS survey report, the average income of a Bangladeshi family is 32,422 taka per month, and 13 sectors spend 31,500 taka. Discussing the survey, Mohiuddin, deputy director of BBS and director of the survey project, told Prothom Alo that the increase in people’s income aligns with the socio-economic development of the country, […]
BBS data showed that food inflation rose to 12.54 per cent in August from 9.76 per cent in July. Food inflation in rural areas was 12.71 percent while in urban areas it was 12.11 percent. Inflation was below 10 percent in both urban and rural areas in July. Meanwhile, non-food inflation rate declined to 7.95 […]
There are separate allocations for purchase of books, magazines, brochures, audio-video clips, printing, binding and stationery items. In addition, an amount of Taka 92 million was allocated to purchase the necessary equipment, without specifying the type of equipment. Engaging consultants are needed to complete a project. In the economic census project, a total of Tk […]
The annual inflation rate for the financial year 2022-23 was 9.02 per cent, the highest in the last 12 years. According to the BBS data, food inflation rose to 9.76 per cent in July from 9.73 per cent in June, while non-food inflation declined to 9.47 per cent from 9.60 per cent in June.
According to the letter sent by IMF Resident Representative Jayendu Dey to the Commerce Secretary regarding the convening of the meeting, the agenda of the meeting was update on customs policy making, impact of trade agreements and agreements on tariff rates, digitization of customs administration. and technical assistance in the implementation of these programmes. According […]
More than 26 lakh unemployed in the country: BBS