Pressure grows on Dhaka with rising unemployment, projected GDP drop
Pressure is growing on Bangladesh’s economy, with the World Bank projecting GDP growth in FY25 dropping to 3.3 per cent—the lowest in two decades—and government statistics showing rising unemployment and foreign investment falling by over 70 per cent in the first half of FY25. Shortages in fuel supply relative to demand and limited bank financing are bringing uncertainty to the industrial sector.
Pressure is growing on Bangladesh’s economy, with the World Bank projecting GDP growth in FY25 dropping to 3.3 per cent—the lowest in two decades—and government statistics showing rising unemployment and foreign investment falling by over 70 per cent in the first half of FY25.
Shortages in fuel supply relative to demand and limited bank financing are bringing uncertainty to the industrial sector.
