Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- The new salary structure approved by the government for public sector employees on Monday could lead to a slight increase in inflation, says Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman.

Advertisement He said, "Inflation is very high now, isn't it? It's high. The inflation rate in Bangladesh has been high for a long time. In a country like ours, of course, there should be some inflation. If it's up to 5 per cent, up to 6 per cent, then it's good or okay.

"But for us, it has reached double digits, even crossed it. At the moment, it has decreased a little, at least that's what our data says."

The information adviser was speaking at a weekly press conference on the progress of different gov...