The Consumer Price Index grew by an average of 9.73 percent in the first 11 months of the current financial year, which was 8.64 percent during the identical period a year prior, data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics showed.
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Shop-owners desperate to stay afloat
“Brother, what do you need?” Shop assistants line the roads in the capital’s Bangshal to identify potential customers from passers-by. Keeping shutters down so as to not draw the attention of law enforcers for not abiding by the ongoing lockdown restrictions, they try to continue their trade of selling motorcycle parts and accessories. Once a product is sought, they scurry away into the alleys for its retrieval from storage. The transaction completes right on the street. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Palash Khan
Anyone visiting Dhaka s Bangshal road, known for spare parts of bikes and bicycles, would see a different scene.