Dhaka, June 24 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said the central bank is aiming to bring inflation down to 5 percent, a more ambitious target than the government's official goal of 6.5 percent.

"If we can achieve this, we will consider ourselves successful," Dr Mansur made the remarks at the launch event of Google Pay in Bangladesh, held at a hotel in Dhaka.

The event was also attended by Tracy N. Jacobson, Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy, and Hossain Khaled, Vice Chairman of City Bank, as special guests, according to UNB reports.

Other notable attendees included Masrur Arefin, Managing Director and CEO of City Bank; Shammi Quddus, Group Product Manager at Google Payments; Mohammad Kamal, Country Manager of ...