As a result, the prices of essential goods, including wheat and fertiliser, sky-rocketed, the finance minister said. The Awami League’s former finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal had attempted to restrict inflation to 6 percent in the outgoing 2023-24 fiscal year. In his budget speech, the finance minister did not explain in detail how the average price inflation could be held at 6.5 percent. In his budget speech, the finance minister said that taming inflation is at the heart of Bangladesh’s medium-term policy strategy and sector wise strategies. In the budget speech, the finance minister said, “
