Bangladesh’s point-to-point general inflation edged up slightly to 8.58 per cent in January 2026 from 8.49 per cent in December 2025, mainly due to higher food prices, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The BBS data showed food inflation rose to 8.29 per cent in January from 7.71 per cent in the previous month, while non-food inflation fell to 8.81 per cent from 9.13 per cent.
Both rural and urban areas saw modest increases in overall inflation.
In rural areas, the general point-to-point inflation stood at 8.63 per cent in January, up from 8.48 per cent in December 2025, though it was higher at 10.18 per cent in January 2025.
Rural food inflation climbed to 8.18 per cent from 7.67 per cent while non-food inflation decreased to 9.04 per cent from 9.26 per cent.
In January 2025, rural food and non-food inflation were 10.61 per cent and 9.77 per cent respectively.
In urban areas, general inflation rose slightly to 8.57 per cent in January from 8.55 per cent in December.
Urban food inflation increased to 8.61 per cent from 7.87 per cent, whereas non-food inflation fell to 8.54 per cent from 8.99 per cent.
In January 2025, urban food and non-food inflation were 10.95 per cent and 9.25 per cent respectively.