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June 12, 2026
Staff Correspondent
bdnews24.com
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has urged Bangladesh’s policymakers to adopt pragmatic and sustained measures to bring inflation under control.
Reviewing the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 on Friday, the civil society thinktank warned the government’s target of 7.5 percent for the 2026–27 fiscal year may be difficult to achieve after four consecutive years of elevated price pressures.
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