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DHAKA, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS) – Bangladesh’s economy grew by 4.50 percent in the first quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal year (FY26) driven by moderate performances by the agriculture, industry and services sectors.

According to the latest data by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the GDP growth rate during the 1st quarter of the last fiscal year (FY25) was 2.58 percent buoyed by moderate performances by the agriculture, industry and services sectors.

Industrial output reached 6.97 percent during the July-September period of FY26, up from 3.59 percent during the same period of the previous year FY25.

The services sector, which makes up over half of the economy, grew by 3.67 percent in the 1st quarter of FY26, compared with 2.96 percent in the same quarter of the previous year.

The agriculture sector, however, saw a slow growth as it stood at 2.30 percent during this July-September period of FY26, up from the previous year's figure for the same quarter.

According to revised estimates, GDP growth in the first, second, 3rd and 4th quarters of the last fiscal year (FY25) was 2.58%, 4.44%, 5.33% and 2.47% respectively.

The country’s GDP growth rate at constant prices in FY25 was 3.72 percent.