RAJSHAHI, Feb 27, 2024 (BSS)- Accurate statistics can be the best way of
adopting proper development planning to take the country forward successfully
through facing all the existing challenges, including the adverse impact of
climate change and natural disasters.
 
All the authorities and others concerned should come forward and work
together for collecting and furnishing authentic statistics and information
of all the nation-building issues.
 
Administrative officials and other stakeholders came up with the observation
while addressing a post-rally discussion held at the conference hall of the
Deputy Commissioner (DC) office here today.
 
Rajshahi divisional and district offices of the Bangladesh Bureau of
Statistics jointly hosted the discussion in observance of the National
Statistics Day-2024.
 
The theme of this year's National Statistics Day is "Smart Statistics, Stairs
of Development" (Smart Parishongkhan, Unnoyoner Sopan).
 
Commissioner of Rajshahi Division Dr Dewan Humayun Kabir addressed the
discussion as the chief guest with Deputy Commissioner Shamim Ahmed in the
chair.
 
Chairman of the Department of Statistics at Rajshahi University Professor
Rezaul Karim, Deputy Directors of Local Government Division Parvej Raihan and
Ashraful Islam and Additional Superintendent of Police Shahjahan Mian also
spoke.

Deputy Director of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) Kazal Rekha welcomed
the participants.
 
Commissioner Dr Humayun Kabir said no nation can develop without statistics
as future planning and development depend on it. Accurate statistics frame
the stair of improved life while unauthentic and error statistics can fetch
devastation, he added.
 
He, however, attributed that flawless statistics can play a pioneering role
towards proper planning and there is no alternative to qualitative
statistical information for formulating effective planning.
 
He expected that the persons and others engaged in census and other ongoing
survey activities will play a responsible role in this regard. He said
acceptance of data and findings largely depended on competency of
statisticians.
 
Highlighting the importance of statistics, the divisional commissioner said
data and findings are the main ingredients of planning that couldn't be full-
filled without statistics.