Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- to-point inflation rose slightly to 8.55 percent in July 2025, up from 8.48 percent in June, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

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

In July, the food inflation stood at 7.56 percent, compared to 7.39 percent in the previous month. Non-food inflation also inched up to 9.38 percent, just above June's 9.37 percent.

Despite the month-on-month rise, food inflation has shown some fluctuation in recent months-falling to 8.59 percent in May, down from 8.63 percent in April, before rising again in July.

The BBS data also revealed a marginal increase in inflation across both r...