Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The Asian Development Bank has lowered its forecast for Bangladesh's economic growth in fiscal year 2026-27 to 4 percent, while expecting average inflation to rise to 9 percent.

In its Asian Development Outlook September 2026, released on Wednesday, the Manila-based lender said Bangladesh's economy was estimated to have grown 3.7 percent in FY2025-26, compared with 3.49 percent in the final figures for FY2024-25.

The latest FY2027 growth forecast is lower than the 4.5 percent projection made in ADB's July update and the 4.7 percent forecast in its April outlook.

Economic activity slowed in the final quarter of FY2026 as conflict in West Asia disrupted supply chains, although ADB expects the impact to remain limited....