Repayment of foreign debt has increased.

Bangla Press Desk: In the first quarter (July–September) of the current 2026–27 fiscal year, Bangladesh’s expenditure on the repayment of the principal and interest on foreign loans rose to $1,351.23 million. During this period, the actual disbursement of foreign assistance from development partners amounted to $662.31 million.
According to the latest data from the Economic Relations Division (ERD), the amount spent on foreign debt repayment in the first three months of the current fiscal year increased by 5.6% compared to the $1,279 million recorded during the same period of the previous fiscal year.
ERD data indicates that between July and September of the current fiscal year, Bangladesh repaid $858.92 million toward the principal of foreign loans—an increase from the $816.99 million paid during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year. Meanwhile, interest payments rose from $462.96 million to $492.31 million.
Conversely, the disbursement of foreign assistance from development partners in the first quarter of the current fiscal year stood at $662.31 million, down from $1,148 million in the same period of the previous fiscal year.
Of the foreign assistance disbursed between July and September of the current fiscal year, $541.74 million consisted of loans, while $120.57 million came in the form of grants.
Meanwhile, commitments for foreign loans and grants have increased.
According to the ERD, development partners pledged $1,273 million in loans and grants during the first quarter of the current fiscal year—an increase from the $910.67 million pledged during the same period last year. This represents a rise of approximately 40% in foreign assistance commitments over the course of one year.
Of the new commitments received during the first three months of the current fiscal year, $1,148 million consisted of loans, and $125.45 million consisted of grants.
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