Bangladesh to raise policy rate for fourth time this year

50 basis point hike comes as food inflation exceeded 12% in September

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Bangladeshi laborers load a boat with toast biscuit packets, to ship them to retailers, in Dhaka on May 19. © Reuters

DHAKA (Reuters) -- Bangladesh's central bank said on Tuesday it would raise its key interest rate by half a percentage point, its fourth hike this year as it battles stubbornly high inflation.

The decision comes amid rising inflationary pressures, exacerbated by recent political unrest and challenges facing the country's crucial garments industry.

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