, June 3 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said inflation is expected to come down to a reasonable level earlier than the target set in the FY2025-26 budget, thanks to a stabilised exchange rate.

"A fluctuating exchange rate is one of the challenges for increasing inflation. On the other hand, bumper food production brings a blessing to decreased food inflation from 14 percent to around 8 percent now. The non-food inflation has declined to below 9 percent from over 12 percent," the governor said while speaking at a post-budget press conference in the capital's Osmani Memorial Auditorium.

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