Credible statistics crucial for economic development: Wahiduddin Mahmud | Business

DHAKA, Oct 20, 2025 (BSS) - Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud today laid emphasis on strengthening the independence, transparency, and credibility of official statistics produced by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). “The government is working based on recommendations from a report provided by Hossain Zillur Rahman, and some recommendations are now under implementation, including potential amendments to the Statistics Act 2013,” he said. The adviser said this while speaking at a seminar marking the ‘World Statistics Day & National Statistics Day 2025’ at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city. The Statistics and Informatics Division (SID) and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), with cooperation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), organised the event. In...