DHAKA, Apr 6 (NNN-BSS) – Inflation in Bangladesh jumped to 9.33 percent in Mar, mainly due to higher consumer prices in the country, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) reported.
Data showed month-on-month inflation in Bangladesh increased by 1.13 percent in Mar over Feb.
In Mar, the food inflation rocketed to 9.09 percent from 8.13 percent a month ago, while non-food inflation was 9.72 percent compared with 9.82 percent in Feb.
Bangladesh’s inflation rose 8.78 percent in Feb, after falling for straight months from a decade high of 9.52 percent in Aug, last year.
Bangladeshi Planning Minister, MA Mannan told journalists that, he fears the consumer price index will cross the double-digit mark amid a surge in prices, during the upcoming Muslim Eid festival holiday.– NNN-BSS
