Bangladesh's inflation reaches 12-year high to 11.66 per cent in July amid protests, GDP expected to decline

Bangladesh’s inflation in July touched a 12-year high at 11.66 per cent as the country undergoes massive political turmoil due to violent student protests over a controversial job quota system, according to the nation’s bureau of statistics. The inflation was 9.72 per cent in June, The Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.