Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down Bangladesh's growth outlook, attributing the downgrade to tighter fiscal and monetary policies, growing uncertainty over US tariffs, and the upcoming national elections.

At a press briefing in Washington, DC, Krishna Srinivasan, director of the IMF's Asia and Pacific Department, said the combination of stricter policy measures, trade uncertainty, and election-related risks has weighed on Bangladesh's economic prospects.

He also noted persistent weaknesses in the financial sector that are constraining credit flows.In its latest World Economic Outlook released Tuesday, the IMF projected Bangladesh's GDP growth at 4.9 percent for FY26, down from the 5.4 percent foreca...