Dhaka, June 8 -- Inflation Ledger: The Price Pressure Cooker

Stubborn record: May saw prices surge by 9.42 percent, marking a sharp 16-month high despite ongoing tightening.

Fueling the fire: Impending power tariff hikes and fuel price increases threaten to worsen the cost-of-living crisis.

Credit crunch: Keeping the repo rate at 10 percent since 2024 has choked investments without taming prices.

Supply blockades: Industrial gas shortages and rampant local extortion continue to artificially inflate retail costs.

Regional contrast: While neighbors like Sri Lanka successfully curbed inflation, Bangladesh misses targets.

The new fiscal year is arriving with an unwelcome companion: inflation.

For four years, rising prices have steadily...