Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- Inflation has fallen due to the government's strong market-control measures, says Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

The BNP acting secretary general made the remarks on Wednesday morning after paying tribute at the graves of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and the party's late chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

He said, "If a patriotic person is in power, he will put the interests of the people first. You have seen that inflation fell in August. The head of government is intervening in the market and trying to keep commodity prices stable while ensuring that people should be able to afford essential commodities and food items. Now the rainy season has ended and autumn has arrived... During this period, the prices of...