Moin Mahmood: A discussion meeting will be held tomorrow to mark the National Statistics Day 2026, highlighting the importance of reliable and easily accessible statistics as the foundation for sustainable development and effective planning. The Statistics and Informatics Division and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will jointly organise the programme on 8th November at the BBS auditorium in Agargaon, Dhaka, under the theme "Reliable and Accessible Statistics - The Foundation of Sustainable Development and Planning". Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury will attend the programme as the chief guest. Political Adviser to the Prime Minister and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Planning Ministry Zahir Uddin Swapon, Adviser to the Finance and Planning Ministries Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, and State Minister for Planning Md. Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki will attend as special guests. Secretary of the Statistics and Informatics Division Md Firoz Sarker will chair the programme. BBS Director General Md Shamimul Haque will deliver the welcome address, while BBS Director Kabir Uddin Ahmed will make a presentation on the modernisation of the national statistical system and its future plans. Professor Dr Syed Shahadat Hossain of Dhaka University and President of the Bangladesh Statistical Association (BSA), and BIDS Director General Dr A K Enamul Haque will participate in the discussion.