bdnews24.com :
After rising for two months, the overall inflation rate in Bangladesh declined in August, thanks to a drop in rice prices, the planning minister has said.
Both food and non-food inflation have also dropped in the second month of the 2015-16 fiscal, according to the national statistical agency.
Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal disclosed the latest figures at a press conference in Dhaka on Wednesday.
According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data, the overall inflation was down to 6.17 percent in August from 6.36 percent in July.
After rising for two months, the overall inflation rate in Bangladesh declined in August, thanks to a drop in rice prices, the planning minister has said.
Both food and non-food inflation have also dropped in the second month of the 2015-16 fiscal, according to the national statistical agency.
Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal disclosed the latest figures at a press conference in Dhaka on Wednesday.
According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data, the overall inflation was down to 6.17 percent in August from 6.36 percent in July.
