Dhaka, April 8 -- Bangladesh's overall inflation has risen to 9.35 percent in March, reversing the previous month's 22-month low, despite reported declines in food costs across both urban and rural areas.

The rate was 9.32 percent in February.

This means a product or service that cost Tk 100 in March 2024 required Tk 109.35 to purchase in March 2025.

According to the updated figures released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Tuesday, the overall inflation was 9.81 percent in March last year.

The last time overall inflation was 9.24 percent in April 2023.

Inflation, which has been on the rise since then, stood at 11.66 percent in July last year.

In the first month of the financial year, January, the country's overall in...