Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- Bangladesh's inflationary pressure on the economy increased slightly in September mainly because of rise in prices of both food and non-food items.

Inflation as measured by the consumers' price index (CPI) rose to 5.50 per cent in September 2019 from 5.48 per cent of the previous month on 12-month average basis, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data.

On the other hand, the inflation rate also reached at 5.54 per cent during the period under review from 5.49 per cent a month ago on the point-to-point basis.

The BBS data show that the rate of inflation in the case of non-food items in rural areas increased by 0.17 percentage points to 5.42 per cent in September from 5.25 per cent in Aug...