According to the report, Bangladesh had to repay more than US$2.03 billion, including interest, for loans taken from various development partners in the first eight months of the current fiscal year, compared to US$1.42 billion at the same time last year.
There has been an increase of 610 million US dollars in repayment of foreign debt in one year.
The repayment amount in taka has also skyrocketed due to the rise in dollar prices. Overall, Bangladesh paid about Tk 223.24 billion from July last year to February this year, which is Tk 84.82 billion more than last year.
ERD sources said the total repayment of foreign loans in fiscal year 2022-23 was US$2.68 billion.