Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- On paper, the inflation situation in Bangladesh is improving, but the squeeze on households continues as wage growth has slowed further, lowering real incomes.

Updated figures from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) show overall inflation fell to 8.26 percent in August, the second month of the 2026-27 fiscal year.

But wage growth dropped to 8.05 percent, widening the gap between what people earn and what they pay for goods and services.

August's inflation figure marks the lowest the indicator has hit in 10 months.

Wage growth, meanwhile, has hit its lowest point in seven months.

Data reveals wage growth has now trailed inflation for four and a half consecutive years.

In January 2022, wage growth stood ...