Retail sales grew 2.8 percent in January and February combined, compared with the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. The figure topped a forecast of 2.5 percent in a Bloomberg survey of economists. Industrial production rose 6.3 percent in January-February, the NBS data showed. That also beat the 5.3 percent forecast in the Bloomberg survey. And fixed asset investment leapt back into positive territory, rising 1.8 percent during the same period, the NBS said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 16, 2026 02:57 UTC