Inflation in Bangladesh in August 2025 marked the lowest in more than three years, according to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics released on Sunday.
In the month, the general point-to-point inflation rate in the country witnessed a slight decline to 8.29 per cent from 8.55 per cent in July.
The last time inflation stood lower than in August 2025 was in July 2022, when inflation was recorded at 7.48 per cent, which surged to 9.52 per cent the next month, August.
However, despite the decrease in inflation, the prices of most daily essentials remained high for the past few weeks, leaving consumers under pressure.
Besides, nearly all kinds of vegetables, eggs, chicken, flour, atta, and fish have sold at elevated prices almost for the past six weeks while rice prices remained high for almost three months.
On Friday, the price of rice ranged from Tk 55 to Tk 85 per kilogram, based on the variety while one-kilogram packaged atta and maida sold at Tk 65 and Tk 75 per kg respectively.
Eggs sold for Tk 150 per a dozen, broiler chicken for Tk 165-185 per kg, and onions for Tk 80-85 per kg.
Almost no vegetable was available for less than Tk 80 per kg while fish prices allowed most consumers to cut on their regular need.
Non-food items were, too, sold at prices higher than before, including medicines and fuel.聽
After July of 2022, mainly due to the economic sluggishness caused by the Ukraine-Russia conflict, inflation has continued to deteriorate in the country, hitting 8.71 per cent in December 2022, 9.41 per cent in December 2023, and 10.89 per cent in December 2024.
The average inflation for the 12 months from September 2024 to August 2025 stood at 9.58 per cent, BBS data showed.
Over the past three years, inflation has remained one of the toughest challenges for policymakers, particularly due to external supply shocks, taka depreciation, and increased import costs.
In 2025, the聽food inflation increased slightly to 7.6 per cent in August from 7.56 per cent in July while the non-food inflation marked a sharp fall to 8.9 per cent from 9.38 per cent over the time.
The recent fall in overall inflation was largely driven by the easing of non-food inflation, according to the BBS data. Inflation in both rural and urban areas also recorded slight decreases over the same period.
In August, inflation in rural areas came down聽to 8.29 per cent from 8.55 per cent in July while urban inflation dropped to聽8.24 per cent from 8.95 per cent in July.
For a comparison, general inflation in the country in August 2024 was 10.49 per cent, while the food inflation and the non-food inflation were 11.36 per cent and 9.74 per cent respectively in the month.
Following the mass uprising and the consequent ouster of the Awami League-led government in early August 2024, the interim government took office and declared inflation control a top priority.
During the budget speech for the financial year 2025-26, finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed projected an average 6.5 per cent inflation for the FY26, a target that analysts said was ambitious given the current inflation trajectory.