Highest inflation rate recorded in October

Prices of most products have gone up in the global market due to recovering demands after the pandemic, alongside unprecedented shipping charges, and supply obstacles. As a result, inflation is rising in import-dependent countries like Bangladesh. Last October, inflation was the highest in the last 12 months, while non-food inflation was the highest in the last five years.

The Daily Star published an investigative report on inflation in the domestic market and its effects. Find the gist of the report in Star News+