Inflation jumps to 9.5pc in August, decreases to 9.1pc in September

Business Desk :
Bangladesh’s inflation rate shot up to 9.5% in August and then decreased slightly to 9.1% in September.
State Minister for Planning Dr Shamsul Alam disclosed it on Wednesday. In July, the inflation rate was 7.48% that rose 2.02 percentage points in August.
The highest rate that Bangladesh witnessed was 11.97% in September 2011.
On 3 October, Planning Minister MA Mannan claimed overall inflation had come down significantly in September.
Mannan said despite the rise in oil prices, the price inflation decreased in September due to the sales of several products, including rice and oil, at low prices to low-income people through one crore ration cards.