B Mirror Report : Bangladesh’s economy expanded by 4.50 percent in the first quarter (July–September) of the current fiscal year 2025–26, supported by steady contributions from the agriculture, industry, and services sectors.

Data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) show that economic growth in the same quarter of the previous fiscal year (FY25) stood at 2.58 percent, also driven by moderate sectoral performances.

The industrial sector posted a strong performance, with output rising by 6.97 percent during the July–September period of FY26, compared to 3.59 percent in the corresponding quarter of FY25.

The services sector, which accounts for more than half of the national economy, registered a growth rate of 3.67 percent in the first quarter of FY26, up from 2.96 percent recorded in the same period last year.

Growth in the agriculture sector remained comparatively slower, reaching 2.30 percent in the first quarter of FY26, showing a slight improvement over the figure recorded in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year.

Revised BBS estimates indicate that GDP growth in FY25 was 2.58 percent in the first quarter, 4.44 percent in the second quarter, 5.33 percent in the third quarter, and 2.47 percent in the fourth quarter.

Overall, Bangladesh’s GDP growth rate at constant prices for the full FY25 stood at 3.72 percent.