Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday denied allegations of data manipulation in the latest inflation figures, saying the decline in inflation in July was primarily driven by lower rice and meat prices.

The minister was responding to reporters' questions about inflation data and why people do not believe it at the closing ceremony of a three-day conference on the Sustainable…

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday denied allegations of data manipulation in the latest inflation figures, saying the decline in inflation in July was…