Inflation
Even basic items are getting out of reach
Government must address the rising food prices immediately
April food prices cross 10%, highest in five months
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 eases but stays above 9% in April
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.
How can we protect the poor from the inflationary pressure?
Inflationary pressure may push some “vulnerable” households below the poverty line.
Hike in power prices / Will there be any respite from inflation?
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 poor’s debt burden gets heavier
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.
Opinion / Hold on, let's talk about price hikes
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.
Inflation declines in February
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 falls in February
Inflation slides 19 basis points to 9.67℅
Why CPD's proposal is not acceptable
Why should there be two different food standards for two social strata?
Life after #GotaGoHome
Among four South Asian nations, Sri Lanka performed the best in containing high inflation.
Inflation falls slightly, but still as high as 9.63%
It was 9.92% in Aug
Don't RMG workers deserve a dignified life?
The workers protesting for a minimum wage of Tk 25,000, but those in power are concocting ways to thwart this mission.
A country for the rich, and another for the poor
In recent years, Bangladesh has been grappling with a deepening chasm of inequality.
‘BB should stop injecting fresh money into economy’
Economist Wahiduddin Mahmud says in meeting with Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh’s inflation expected to ease to 6.6% in FY2024: ADB
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has projected that Bangladesh's inflation will ease to 6.6 percent in the current fiscal year.
How the prices of essentials are manipulated
This mechanism of hiking prices is not new.
All that went wrong for Bangladesh’s economy
Clearly, the major economic challenges facing Bangladesh are results of inadequate and incorrect policies.
Food inflation surges to 12.54% in August
It was 9.76 percent in the previous month. The overall inflation increased by 23 basis points to 9.92 percent in August, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
