Agriculture generates about one third of GDP, provides employment of over 60% of the labor force and accounts for about half the values of exports earnings. Bangladesh is marginally deficit in food grain. The services sector accounts for about 52% of value added, agriculture 31% and industries 17%. Bangladesh imports more than it exports. Aid and remittances from overseas works finance the external deficit. Exports of garments have increased significantly in recent year, but imports growth has continued unabated. Bangladesh has a few proven mineral resources, excepts deposit of enormous natural gas.


Bangladesh is one of the poorest countries of the world with a part capital income of US $ 300. Bangladeshi's economy has grown by over 4.5 per year in real terms since the mid 1970's. With population growth of around 2% annually per capital incomes has risen by 2.5% per year. Also employment has been enable to keep up with increase in the labor force. Poverty continuous to be widespread, with more than 50% of the population estimated to be live in below the poverty line. its people have a life expectancy of 50 years.


Mortality rate of one child under 5 in Bangladesh is one of the highest in the world about 60 percent of the children experience moderate to sever malnutrition and the people in general suffer from endemic health problem.


Approximately53 percent of the population is illiterate.


The major economic resources of  Bangladesh are notably the fertile land, abundant water resources and ample human resource . But due to paucity of capital, modern technology and skilled labor force, gainful utilization of the work force has not been possible in the past .the trend in the ration of population to physicians and hospital beds, although improving is still low.

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