Bangladesh’s point-to-point general inflation edged down to 8.71 percent in March 2026 from 9.13 percent in February, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The BBS data showed that food inflation fell to 8.24 percent in March from 9.30 percent in the previous month while non-food inflation rose slightly to 9.09 percent from 9.01 percent.
Both rural and urban areas experienced a modest decline in overall inflation.
In rural areas, the general point-to-point inflation stood at 8.72 percent in March down from 9.21 percent in February 2026 though it was higher at 9.41 percent in March 2025.
Rural food inflation declined to 8.02 percent from 9.07 percent while non-food inflation increased to 9.38 percent from 9.34 percent.
In March, 2025, rural food and non-food inflation were 8.81 percent and 9.97 percent respectively.
In urban areas, general inflation declined to 8.68 percent in March from 9.07 percent in February.
Urban food inflation decreased to 8.78 percent from 9.87 percent whereas non-food inflation increased to 8.62 percent from 8.57 percent.
In January 2025, urban food and non-food inflation were 9.18 percent and 9.95 percent respectively.
