The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will be given full independence to ensure modern data management and evidence-based policymaking, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said.
He said it was essential to ensure that statistics are neutral, acceptable and credible. “There is no alternative to reliable data in building a modern and developed state,” he said.
He was speaking as chief guest on Sunday at an event in Agargaon in the capital marking National Statistics Day, held under the theme “Reliable and accessible statistics: the foundation of sustainable development and planning”.
Speaking as special guest, Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister’s adviser on the finance and planning ministries, said quality, scientific statistics, digital public infrastructure and public policy accountable to the people must be established. Public trust in statistics has to be restored, he said.
State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki said data would not be allowed to be distorted under any circumstances. The government is committed to ensuring that people have access to reliable, neutral and accessible information, he said, adding that effective planning, good governance and sustainable development are possible only on the basis of accurate statistics.
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