Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said Bangladesh topped the growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) under current price method in the last 10 years since 2009.

A press release from the Finance Ministry said that Kamal spoke of the GDP growth at the Cabinet meeting on Monday.

According to the press release, “Following the performance of top 26 GDP growth gaining countries of the world, the finance minister highlighted the issue quoting the report published by ‘The Spectator Index’ on August 29.”

The report showed that the growth percentage of Bangladesh is 188%, followed by China 177%, India 117%, Indonesia 90%, Malaysia 78%, Australia 41% and Brazil 17%.

Expressing gratitude to the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, he said, Bangladesh is moving forward and will continue. Bangladesh will set a strong example in the global economic arena soon, if the current trend of advancement continues under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina.