According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics data he released on Tuesday, inflation rose to 5.63 percent in April from 5.47 percent of the same month last year. The minister, however, is confident that it will be possible to contain the rate within the target of 5.5 percent in the current fiscal year. Production of other food commodities has also been good,” he said. Food inflation rose to 7.03 percent in April, which was 6.94 percent in the same month last year. Inflation rose in rural areas in the month to 5.59 percent from last year’s 5.24 percent.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2018 18:22 UTC