Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Bangladesh's GDP growth may get stuck at a low 3.4 per cent in the current fiscal year as decelerators like energy and banking-sector vulnerabilities, weak investment and persistent inflationary pressure subdue economic activity, says the World Bank.

It also lists limited tax reforms, rising current expenditure, and high domestic borrowing as hikers of fiscal pressures for the country.

The Washington-based lender, in its latest Bangladesh Development Update, on Tuesday projected the real gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 3.4 per cent in FY2026-27 for the country, a sharp downgrade from its April forecast by 1.2-percentage points.

The latest projected growth is also significantly below Bangladesh's average gr...