A growing number of population in Bangladesh now believes that the country’s economy under the interim government is on the right track, according to a new survey.
The survey: “Public Opinion, Experiences, and Expectations, July 2025” shows that 45 percent population responded in July that the economy is moving in the right direction, whereas the number of 43 percent in October last year.
The pulse survey, conducted jointly by Voice for Reform and the Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) and unveiled on Monday, reflected latest public opinion about political and economic issues.
Even though 50 percent respondent identified price hike of commodities as the main problem in October, it has now come down to only 9 percent.
Rather, the highest 18 percent respondents think the absence of an elected government as the main challenge for the country at the moment, while 15 percent identified economic and business slowdown as a major challenge.
Some 14 percent respondents have singled out a slump in law and order situation as the key challenge the country is now navigating and 13 percent pointed fingers at political unrest and intolerance.
The pulse survey was conducted from July 1–20 through telephone interviews with 5,489 respondents, 53 percent male and 47 percent female, with 73 percent from rural areas and 27 percent from urban centres.
In terms of reform priorities, 57 percent people surveyed have prioritised police and judiciary systems, while 39 percent voted for economic reforms to address business slowdown, curbing soaring essentials’ prices, cutting unemployment and corruption.
The survey reveals that 48.5 percent Bangladeshi voters are now undecided about their choice in the upcoming national election, up from 38 percent in October.
When asked which party they intended to vote for, 12 percent named the BNP, 10.4 percent Jamaat-e-Islami, and 2.8 percent the National Citizen Party (NCP).
Support for BNP and Jamaat fell slightly from October’s figures of 16.3 and 11.3 percent respectively, while NCP’s rose from 2 percent. Awami League support dropped from 8.9 to 7.3 percent, Jatiya Party’s from 0.7 to 0.3 percent, and other Islamic parties from 2.6 to 0.7 percent.
However, 38 percent of respondents believed BNP would win in their constituency, followed by 13 percent for Jamaat, 1 percent for NCP, and 7 percent for the Awami League.
Besides, 42 percent said Bangladesh is politically on the right track, down from 56 percent in October. Respondents rated the interim government’s performance at an average of 63 out of 100, down from 68 previously.
Moreover, 32 percent wanted the election held before December this year, 12 percent by February next year, 11 percent by June next year, and 25 percent in December next year or later.
Seventy percent believed the next national election would be free, fair and impartial, while 15 percent disagreed and 14 percent were unsure.
The results presentation was followed by a panel discussion featuring BIGD Senior Research Fellow Mirza M Hassan and Dhaka University Associate Professor Asif Mohammad Shahan, moderated by Voice for Reform co-convener AKM Fahim Mashroor.