State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki has said a forensic audit of past gross domestic product (GDP) data has found discrepancies.
He spoke on Sunday at an event marking National Statistics Day at the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The audit was carried out by a seven-member forensic audit committee. Two university teachers are among its members. The committee is headed by Md Firoz Sarker, SID secretary.
Saki said the committee's findings will be made public. He did not say which years were affected or give specifics of the discrepancies.
The state minister also said data on the consumer price index (CPI) is now collected through CAPI and published directly, without approval from the ministry.
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said the audit is not meant to find fault.
Planning adviser Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir spoke about targeting of social safety nets, Digital Public Infrastructure and an Open Data Policy.
