United News of Bangladesh

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 from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS). The BBS data showed that food inflation fell to 8.24 per cent in March from 9.30 per cent in the previous month while non-food inflation rose slightly to 9.09 per cent from 9.01 per cent. Both rural and urban areas experienced a modest decline in overall inflation. In rural areas, the general point-to-point inflation stood at 8.72 per cent in March down from 9.21per cent in February 2026 though it was higher at 9.41 per cent in March 2025. Rural food inflation declined to 8.02 per cent from 9.07 per cent while non-food inflation increased to 9.38 per cent from 9.34 per cent. In March, 2025, rural food and non-food inflation were 8.81 per cent and 9.97 per cent respectively. In urban areas, general inflation declined to 8.68 per cent in March from 9.07 per cent in February. Urban food inflation decreased to 8.78 per cent from 9.87 per cent whereas non-food inflation increased to 8.62 per cent from 8.57 per cent. In January 2025, urban food and non-food inflation were 9.18 per cent and 9.95 per cent respectively.