Bangladesh's Development Independent Review
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
Inflation
In June 2022, the inflation rate in Bangladesh has reached 7.56% which is highest in nine
years
Item
Aata
Table: The price of some basic food items which increased this past year
Price in BDT as of 7/20/2021
Price in BDT as of 7/20/2022
Percentage increase in price
51
50.00
34
Maida
44
66
51.72
Soyabean oil (1 litre)
145
190
31.03
Moshur Daal (lentil)
75
105
40.00
Eggs (per hali)
32
39
23.81
Dried Chilli (imported)
260
375
44.23
Turmeric powder (imported)
160
215
34.38
Miniket (rice)
63
70
11.20
Mutton
850
950
11.76
Broiler chicken
128
145
13.73
Onion (imported)
43
48
11.76
□ The price of almost every food item is increasing at a higher rate than the food inflation rate
published
□ The consumption basket used to calculate overall inflation was created in 2005, so it does not
represent the current consumption patterns, and therefore needs to be updated
☐ Rising inflation has a more adverse impact on people with lower income, so they need to be
protected
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