Bangladesh, April 6 -- Bangladesh's point-to-point general inflation eased slightly to 8.71 per cent in March 2026, down from 9.13 per cent in February, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The decline was largely driven by a reduction in food prices, although non-food inflation recorded a marginal increase during the same period.
BBS data showed that food inflation dropped to 8.24 per cent in March from 9.30 per cent in February, indicating some relief in essential commodity prices. In contrast, non-food inflation rose slightly to 9.09 per cent from 9.01 per cent in the previous month.
Both rural and urban areas experienced a modest decline in overall inflation, reflecting a gradual easing ...