Bangladesh’s inflation as measured by the consumers' price index (CPI) eased 13 basis points to 5.49 per cent in August mainly due to downward trend of both food and non-food prices. Food inflation came down to 5.27 per cent in August on point-to-point basis from 5.42 per cent the previous month while non-food inflation stood at 5.82 per cent from 5.94 per cent, according to official data
