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Agriculture stays heavily reliant on diesel despite electrification

BBS Yearbook of Agricultural Statistics 2025 shows that of more than 14 lakh shallow tube-wells in operation in FY25, 951,048 run on diesel and 449,340 on electricity.

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World Bank approves $250m project to strengthen Bangladesh's public institutions

Govt moves to restore public trust by expanding access to national data

Govt moves to restore public trust by expanding access to national data

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Inflation drops to 8.71% in March

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98.9% households now use mobile phones: BBS

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Skin diseases rising: Experts explain what patients must do

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Economic Census 2024 had coverage error below 3%, reliability not undermined: BIDS

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Child marriage drops, but half of Bangladeshi girls still wed before 18: Survey

Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud. Sketch: TBS

Govt statistics not manipulated but sometimes misused: Wahiduddin

BBS, UNOPS sign MoU to strengthen statistical capacity in Bangladesh

BBS, UNOPS sign MoU to strengthen statistical capacity in Bangladesh

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BBS data questionable, total population 19cr: EC Tahmida

A woman helps her daughter with her studies while cooking. Photo: World Bank

Women's unpaid work in Bangladesh worth Tk5.7 lakh crore: BBS

A super shop in Moghbazar, Dhaka. Photo taken in 2020 by Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Inflation falls to three-year low at 8.29% in August