Dhaka, April 7 -- The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Tuesday released the national report of the Economic Census 2024, showing a sharp expansion in economic activities with the total number of economic units rising by nearly 50 percent over a decade.

According to the report, the number of economic units increased to 1,17,02,792 in 2024 from 78,18,565 in 2013, marking a 49.68 percent growth between the two census periods.

The census, conducted nationwide from December 10 to 26, 2024 under the 'Economic Census-2023' project, collected data from all economic units using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) technology. A preliminary report was released in January 2025, followed by detailed analysis leading to publication...