Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Bangladesh's general point-to-point inflation slightly declined in January, dropping to 9.94 per cent from 10.89 per cent in December 2024.

According to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the decline was mainly driven by a fall in food inflation.

In January 2025, the point-to-point food inflation declined to 10.72 per cent, down from 12.92 per cent in December, 2024 the BBS data showed.

Meanwhile, the non-food inflation rate showed a slight increase reaching 9.32 per cent in January, up from 9.26 per cent in December, 2024.

The point-to-point inflation rate both in the urban and rural areas also declined last month.

In the rural areas, it was 10.18 per cent in January which was 11.09 per ...