People crowd as shops and malls reopen amid the virus lockdown. Photo taken from Dhaka's New Market area on Sunday, April 25, 2021 Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribunePrices of goods and services went up by 6.31%. The Covid-19 outbreak in March last year forced expenses to shoot up in Bangladesh, like every other country, resulting in the cost of living going up by 6.88%, the highest in the last three years. Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) said this citing a report at a press briefing on Wednesday. The report also said that prices of goods and services went up by 6.31%.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 16, 2021 11:15 UTC