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Bangladesh’s point-to-point general inflation eased slightly to 8.71 per cent in March 2026, down from 9.13 per cent in February, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The BBS data showed that food inflation fell to 8.24 per cent in March from 9.30 per cent in the previous month while non-food inflation rose slightly to 9.09 per cent from 9.01 per cent. Both rural and urban areas experienced a modest decline in overall inflation. In rural areas, the general point-to-point inflation stood at 8.72 per cent in March down from 9.21per cent in February 2026 though it was higher at 9.41 per cent in March 2025. Rural food inflation declined to 8.02 per cent from 9.07 per cent while non-food inflation increased to 9.38 per cent from 9.34 per cent. In March, 2025, rural food and non-food inflation were 8.81 per cent and 9.97 per cent respectively. In urban areas, general inflation declined to 8.68 per cent in March from 9.07 per cent in February. Urban food inflation decreased to 8.78 per cent from 9.87 per cent whereas non-food inflation increased to 8.62 per cent from 8.57 per cent. In January 2025, urban food and non-food inflation were 9.18 per cent and 9.95 per cent respectively.

Planning Minister MA Mannan on Wednesday said that Bangladesh economy is moving toward a comfortable position with the restoration of global food supply after Russia’s recent deal with Ukraine allowing export of food grains. The minister said this at a press briefing at his office in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, while releasing the inflation data prepared by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). He also spoke on the current state of the economy. He said the government plans to prepare a list of most consumed 20-22 products to measure a separate inflation rate. These items are usually consumed by the marginal and lower middle-class people. Mannan said the overall inflation rate decreased by 0.8 per cent to 7.48 per cent in July from the 7.56 per cent in June. “This is a good news,” The government has opened the door to importing rice and other food items  easing the process. The increasing supply has already brought down the prices of edible oil, rice, vegetables, and some commodities, he said. The inflation rate will come down gradually as the supply of rice and other commodities increased in the domestic market along with easing the global supply chain, the minister said. Read: Bangladesh ahead of other nations in reining in inflation: AL