Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- A surge in inflationary pressure and other adversities may dent Bangladesh's effort for an economic rebound as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) just forecasts inflation resurgence and further economic-growth slide in the current fiscal year.

In its latest predictions, the global development financier has said inflation could surge up to 10.9 per cent while the country's GDP growth dive deeper to 3.2 per cent in the fiscal year 2026-27.

The Fund had earlier predicted in July the gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 3.5 per cent-again far lower than the government's budgetary target at 6.5 per cent for this fiscal year.

The Washington-based lender unveiled the latest projections in its World Economic Outloo...