DHAKA, Dec. 4 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's inflation is expected to drop to 5 percent by the end of the current fiscal year ending in June next year, the country's central bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur said Thursday.
Inflation in Bangladesh accelerated to 12 percent in 2024, but recent trends indicate improvement, he said, speaking at an investment dialogue in Dhaka.
Bangladesh's point-to-point inflation rate eased slightly to 8.17 percent in October 2025, down from 8.36 percent in September, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
"If this trajectory continues, we're on track to bring it down to 5 percent by the end of this fiscal year (July 2025-June 2026)," he said.
The governor said achieving the target is a prerequisite for easing the central bank's policy interest rate, which remains high to maintain inflationary pressure in recent years.
Bangladesh's average inflation surged to 10.3 percent in the fiscal year 2024-25 (July 2024-June 2025), much higher than the budgetary target of 6 percent for the fiscal year.
In the previous fiscal year, overall inflation was 9.73 percent. ■