June 08, 2026
Abdur Rahim Harmachi
bdnews24.com
Inflation Ledger: The Price Pressure Cooker
Stubborn record: May saw prices surge by 9.42 percent, marking a sharp 16-month high despite ongoing tightening.
Four years of relentless price pressures have survived government changes, rate hikes and repeated promises. As the BNP-led administration prepares its first budget, economists say inflation will remain stubborn unless deeper supply and market failures are addressed
June 08, 2026
Abdur Rahim Harmachi
bdnews24.com
Inflation Ledger: The Price Pressure Cooker
Stubborn record: May saw prices surge by 9.42 percent, marking a sharp 16-month high despite ongoing tightening.

Month-on-month inflation stood at 9.42 percent at the end of May, with the 12-month average above 8.6 percent

After four years in which inflation repeatedly shrugged off official efforts to contain it, the BNP government bets it can…

Price hikes of both food and non-food products is driving up the rate

Bangladesh’s overall inflation climbed to a 16-month high of 9.42 percent in May, driven largely by a sharp rise in food prices…

Bangladesh has been experiencing a long episode of near-double-digit inflation since FY2023.

Bangladesh has been experiencing high inflation for a prolonged period, pushing people’s endurance to its limits, analysts said…