Consider the following chart, which shows the district-wise distribution of the industrial Labour force in the country. It may be noted that the definition of industrial labour force includes even people employed in very small industries such as handlooms. The least industrialized divisions are Barisal and Sylhet, accounting for 4.3% and 3.3% respectively of the industrial labour force in 2017. Rangamati is the least industrialized district of Bangladesh with less than 5% of the labour force employed in industry, while in Gazipur one out of two people in the labour force (48%) are employed in such activities. Gazipur is followed by Narayanganj and Dhaka districts, both of which are in the Dhaka division.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 19, 2021 17:03 UTC