Cost of living: Middle class is crumbling; is the state doing well?
Last August, the Bangla edition of The Daily Star published the story of a homemaker in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, who used to save Tk 500 a month. In just six months, rising prices of essentials had eroded even that modest capacity to save. According to Bangladesh Bank, inflation stood at 9.21 per cent in
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Prothom Alo Independent
Last August, the Bangla edition of The Daily Star published the story of a homemaker in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, who used to save Tk 500 a month. In just six months, rising prices of essentials had eroded even that modest capacity to save. According to Bangladesh Bank, inflation stood