According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), food inflation jumped 35 basis points to 10.22 percent last month from 9.87 percent in March. This was the first time in five months that food inflation hit double digits.

Inflation in Bangladesh fell seven basis points to 9.74 percent in April from a month ago on the back of declining prices of non-food items.

Inflationary pressure may push some “vulnerable” households below the poverty line.

To many, especially salaried and fixed-income individuals, this means they will have no option but to find ways to cut expenditures to bear increased electricity bills.

The vicious cycle of taking loans to pay bills and then taking another loan to pay off the first loan may continue throughout their lives, with little or no real improvement in their living standards.

Consumers hardly feel any sympathy for the downsizing that they have to experience due to price hikes. And all we get is haughtiness all around.

The overall inflation in Bangladesh slid 19 basis points to 9.67 percent in February thanks to a fall in the prices of both food and non-food items, according to sources at the planning ministry.

Inflation slides 19 basis points to 9.67℅

Bangladesh’s wealth inequality keeps getting wider

Bangladesh's annual average inflation crept up to 9.59% last month, way above the central bank's revised target of 7.5% for the financial year ending in June

Hossain Zillur Rahman discusses the nuances of inflation in Bangladesh with The Daily Star.

Government should match its concern about inflation with action

Like the refuse of the fish, the working class is also a refuse of the capitalist economy.

Why this behind-the-curve approach to fighting inflation?

More companies are downgrading their earning estimation in the face of various economic and geopolitical factors

The CPD in partnership with WEF concluded the survey on 71 executives

Inflation eased in December but remained at more than 9 percent for the 10th straight month

There are two key measures to understand how prices change over time: overall, or “headline,” inflation and “core” inflation.

The verdict so far is that the year will see slow GDP growth but also experience lower inflation.

To overcome the economic crisis, no doubt, the country needs strong economic leadership, backed by strong political will.