Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Rice prices, which have weighed heavily on households for most of the year, are expected to ease in the coming months, the General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission said in its September Economic Update and Outlook report.

The report shows that rice price inflation has been running at double digits since December 2024, peaking at 15.52 percent in June 2025, the highest level in over a decade. For three straight months-June through August-inflation for almost all categories of rice stayed above 15 percent, except for medium-quality rice, which fell slightly to 13.95 percent in August from 15.32 percent in July.

In comparison, average food inflation during the same period stood at 11.8 percent, undersc...