Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) is set to publish inflation data through a digitised collection system from January 2027, a move expected to accelerate the release of consumer price figures and improve confidence in one of the country's most closely watched economic indicators.

It is replacing the paper-based price survey system with Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI), which will enable enumerators to collect and submit market price data electronically, according to officials familiar with the initiative.

"We launched online data collection last Sunday at an online event inaugurated by the statistics and informatics secretary," a senior BBS official told the FE.

The agency had trained 154 e...