Jan large-scale manufacturing 6.85pc up
Dhaka, April 20 -- A rebound in large-scale manufacturing (LSM) despite downside pulls like import curbs amid dollar dearth relieved much of economic stress Bangladesh faces, largely as a few drivers helped out.
The LSM quantum in the country's industrial sector rose 6.85 per cent in January, after a downturn for three months in a row since October, according to latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) in the last week.
This is seen as a clear indication of a pickup in the manufacturing sector notwithstanding the import restrictions and dollar liquidity shortages.
Such large-scale industries have around 11-percent contribution to the economy.
The quantum index of LSM industries was 244.36 points in January com...
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