Inflation falls sharply from 12.5pc to 8.3pc: BB Governor  | Business

DHAKA, Oct 8, 2025 (BSS) – Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur at a high-level meeting today informed that inflation has dropped significantly - from 12.5 percent to 8.3 percent in the recent months. “We cannot restore the overall health of the banking sector properly yet, though ongoing reforms are gradually showing progress. But, some positive outcomes are already visible,” he said. “Bangladesh now holds foreign exchange reserves equivalent to five months of imports. Inflation has dropped significantly—from 12.5 percent to 8.3 percent,” he said, adding that the inflation could have fallen further to around 7 percent in the last one or two months, but a temporary rise in rice prices prevented that. The central bank chief said this at...