Special Correspondent:The economic census, which is one of the main sources of employment and keeps the wheels of the country’s economy moving, is going to be enriched with information from more than 12.2 million economic units or institutions. The main data of the census will be collected from December 10 to 26. In this census, 95,000 data collectors will be responsible for collecting data. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) conducts such a census every 10 years to know about the economic condition of the country.
To ensure the successful implementation of the census, this information was given at the inauguration ceremony of the training program of the Economic Census 2024 project on Wednesday (November 27). The program was held at the BBS conference room in Agargaon in the capital.
It was informed at the ceremony that the divisional, district census coordinators and monitoring officers of the Bureau of Statistics will participate in the three-day training from November 27 to 29. Deputy Project Director Mizanur Rahman gave details about the promotion and preparation.
65 questions will arise in this economic census. This is the first time that the census data will be collected through the ‘Cappy’ method through tabs. In the meantime, 12.2 million units have been identified through listing. Detailed information will be collected from there and beyond. This time, for the first time, the census will highlight how many foreign workers are employed in the country, in what type of organization and what type of position they are working in, and how many men and women are among them.
The program was chaired by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Director General Mohammad Mizanur Rahman. Secretary of the Statistics and Information Management Department, Mahbub Hossain, was the chief guest. Additional Secretary of the Statistics and Information Management Department, Md. Hamidul Haque, was the special guest. Project Director SM Shakil Akhtar was also present.
Mahbub Hossain said that the coordinated role of BBS officials and employees at all levels, university teachers, representatives of the Bureau of Statistics, members of various ministries and organizations, and stakeholders is very important for the successful implementation of the economic census. In the meantime, initiatives have been taken to conduct training and publicity activities to raise awareness about the importance of the census and to cooperate in collecting data. Which will be helpful in the successful implementation of the census.
SM Shakil Akhtar said, this training guidance will make all the officers and employees related to the census more active in performing their duties. As a final preparation, training of divisional and district census coordinators, training of zonal officers at the upazila and thana levels, training of enumerators and round-the-clock monitoring have been taken. In addition, publicity and other activities have been completed to collect information through tabs in a modern way.
In the president’s speech, Mizanur Rahman said, it will be possible to get accurate and updated information about the economic structure and trends of Bangladesh through the Economic Census-2024. Which will play an important role in the overall development plan of the country.
He said, BBS officials have made proper preparations at every step. Publicity and training activities are being conducted to further improve the data collection method of this economic census.
