{"id":205528,"date":"2025-06-22T16:31:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205528\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T16:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T16:31:12","slug":"cpd-warns-of-inflation-surge-in-bangladesh-amid-middle-east-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/205528\/","title":{"rendered":"CPD warns of inflation surge in Bangladesh amid Middle East conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       &#8220;Fuel oil prices will rise due to the Middle East conflict. When fuel oil prices increase, it directly impacts inflation,&#8221; says Fahmida Khatun    <\/p>\n<p>\n                    <strong class=\"color-black\">TBS Report<\/strong>\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n      22 June, 2025, 11:05 am    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Last modified: 22 June, 2025, 12:31 pm    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Sketch: TBS<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt; <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"adf-overlay ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload\" data-aspectratio=\"451\/254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fahmida_khatun_sketch.png\" width=\"451\" height=\"254\" alt=\"Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Sketch: TBS\" title=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n          Fahmida Khatun, executive director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). Sketch: TBS        <\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\"><strong>Inflation in Bangladesh may increase due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has\u00a0observed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&#8220;Fuel oil prices will rise due to the Middle East conflict,&#8221; CPD Executive Director Fahmida Khatun expressed concerns during her opening remarks at the Budget Dialogue 2025-26 organised by CPD this morning (22 June).<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">&#8220;When fuel oil prices increase, it directly impacts inflation. Transportation costs and other logistics expenses will rise,&#8221; said Fahmida.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>        <a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #2b4949; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMIivlQsw2ZKrAw?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tbsnews.net\/sites\/all\/themes\/sloth\/images\/google_news.svg\" alt=\"The Business Standard Google News\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 30px;\"\/><br \/>\n            Keep updated, follow The Business Standard&#8217;s Google news channel<br \/>\n          <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tbsnews.net\/economy\/budget\/proposed-budget-fails-holistically-address-economic-challenges-cpd-1170881\" class=\"also-read\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload\" data-aspectratio=\"451\/254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/screenshot_2025-06-22_122442.png\" width=\"451\" height=\"254\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">She said this will increase import costs and have a direct impact on inflation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">The remarks come in the backdrop of US intervention earlier today in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict with a target of bombing Iran&#8217;s nuclear facilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Fuel oil prices will rise due to the Middle East conflict. 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