“The cost of living rose 6 percent in 2018. Although most Bangladeshis lived in rural areas, the organisation did not have sufficient capacity to calculate their total cost of living, the CAB chairman said. THE PRICES THAT ROSE IN 2018According to the CAB report, soap prices rose the most in 2018 when compared to the previous year by a whopping 20 percent. Rice prices rose an average of 8.91 percent, fish 13.50 percent, vegetables 9.38 percent, betel leaves 7.18 percent and milk 13.33 percent. Domestic mushur pulse fell 12.43 percent, imported mushur pulse fell 10.84 percent, whole chickpeas fell 3.37 percent, domestic gar fell 20.53 percent and imported garlic fell 32.37 percent.

Source: bd News24 January 12, 2019 10:30 UTC