Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The country's GDP growth accelerated to 3.68 percent in the 2025-26 fiscal year, driven mainly by stronger performances in the industrial and services sectors in the fourth quarter, according to provisional estimates by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

GDP growth at constant prices stood at 4.60 percent in the fourth quarter of FY26, sharply up from 2.05 percent in the same quarter of FY25, according to the provisional GDP estimates.

In the first three quarters of FY26, GDP growth was estimated at 4.96 percent, 3.03 percent and 2.22 percent, respectively, compared to 3.91 percent, 3.53 percent and 4.53 percent in the corresponding quarters of FY25.

At current prices, the size of the GDP stood at Tk 16,116.743...