, Aug. 18 -- The government has taken a move to distribute some 36.61 lakh metric tonnes of food grains in 2025-26 fiscal year among low-income people under various social safety net programmes in the country to contain the inflationary pressure.

Inflation in the country rose to 8.55 percent in July 2025, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

The rise was attributed to a modest rise in food and non-food inflation, the BBS report mentions.

Under the programmes, 30.57 lakh metric tonnes of rice and 6.04 lakh metric tonnes of wheat will be distributed, according to a Food Ministry document.

In the previous fiscal year, 33.05 lakh metric tonnes of food grains, 26.30 lakh metric tonnes of rice ...