Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Food inflation in Bangladesh has remained above the two-digit mark for 10 consecutive months since March last year, although it slightly decreased to 10.72 per cent in January this year, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) published on Tuesday.
The prices of foodstuffs surged significantly from 9.87 per cent in March last year to 10.22 per cent in April, remaining unfavorable to consumers.
By the end of June, it had reached 10.42 per cent, and alarmingly, it exceeded 14 per cent in July for the first time in 13 years.
In November 2024, food price rose to 13.80 per cent, up from 12.66 per cent in October.
The BBS data further showed that the country's Consumer Price Index (CPI) fel...