Dhaka, June 2 -- At a time when dwindling foreign exchange reserves and IMF loan conditions are weighing heavily on the interim government, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has set his sights on keeping the general inflation rate within 6.5 percent in the upcoming fiscal year.

Salehuddin set the inflation target in his budget proposal for FY26 presented on Monday, reports bdnews24.com.

Different initiatives taken by the interim government have managed to ease point-to-point inflation from 10.89 percent in December, 2024 to 9.17 percent in April, Salehuddin noted.

"We are delighted that during this year's Ramadan, the market for essential commodities was very stable. If this trend continues, point to-point inflation will come down to 8 ...