Country's fourth Economic Census is set to begin today (Tuesday) across the country in a bid to gain a detail perception about the structural changes of the country's economy that took place with the passage of time.
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) revealed this at a press briefing held at its auditorium in the capital's Agargaon area on Monday.
The census will be conducted nationwide from December 10 to 26, utilising a fully digital system. The slogan of the Economic Census 2024 is "Orthonoitik Shumarite Tottho Din, Notun Bangladesh Binirmane Ongsho Nin".
Statistics and Informatics Division Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) Director General (DG) Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, Economic Census Project Director and Additional Secretary SM Shakil Akhter,
Statistics Division Joint Secretary Dr Dipankar Roy spoke at the press briefing while Economic Census Deputy Project Director Mizanur Rahman gave an overview on the overall aspects of the census.
The main objectives of the Economic Census are to gain insights into structural changes in the economy over time, determining structure of non- farm economic activities, Providing institutional data, Providing fundamental information about organisations engaged in economic activities categorised by type, Estimating the workforce involved in economic activities and understanding their classifications, Assessing the facilities available in industries or businesses, Categorising industries and businesses based on capital investment and workforce structure and Supplying updated data to policymakers, planners, researchers and other stakeholders for industrial development. —BSS
