Dhaka, March 11 -- The country's cement sector witnessed a slight recovery in the last calendar year (2025) following a continuous decline for the previous three years (2022-2024).

Approximately 40 million tonnes of cement were sold last year, marking a nearly 5.0-percent increase from 2024, when the amount of sales was slightly below 38 million tonnes.

Cement sales stood at nearly 39 million tonnes in 2021. Since then, the sector went on witnessing a slight negative growth every year, as sales remained just above 38 million tonnes in 2022 and 2023 before slipping below 38 million tonnes in 2024, according to industry sources.

Sector insiders note that rural infrastructure development led by the private sector has been a key driver of ...