, April 5 -- Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday warned that prices of essential commodities are set to rise in Bangladesh in the coming days due to ongoing global supply chain disruptions triggered by the Middle East conflict.

"Due to the supply chain crisis, not only fuel but other commodities will also get pricier in Bangladesh," he told reporters after a National Multi-Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on LDC graduation preparedness at the Planning Ministry in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar.

Noting that this is not a problem affecting only Bangladesh but a global challenge, the minister said the ongoing energy crisis is already casting an adverse shadow over the national economy. "The prices of food items will ...