Dhaka, June 11 -- After four years of punishing price pressures that left households battered, the BNP government has set itself an ambitious target: bringing average inflation down to 7.5 percent in the fiscal year beginning Jul 1.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury announced the target while presenting the FY2026-27 budget on Thursday, four months after the BNP government assumed office.

He also outlined measures aimed at easing pressure on consumers and stabilising prices.

However, there was little in terms of new policy measures to tackle the situation.

The target comes at a challenging moment. Inflation accelerated to 9.42 percent in May, according to the latest Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics data, marking the highest...