Special Correspondent //

In the first two months—July and August—of the current 2026-27 fiscal year, Bangladesh repaid foreign loans amounting to $698.92 million. In local currency, this figure stands at approximately Tk 8,626 crore.

During the same period of the previous fiscal year, Bangladesh repaid loans totaling $667.11 million, equivalent to Tk 8,131 crore. Consequently, foreign loan repayments increased by $31.81 million over the span of one year.

This information was disclosed yesterday, Sunday (September 27), in an updated report by the Economic Relations Division (ERD).

According to the report, of the total amount paid in July and August, Bangladesh paid $516.04 million (approximately Tk 6,369 crore) toward loan principal installments. Additionally, $182.88 million (approximately Tk 2,257 crore) was paid as interest.

Meanwhile, foreign loan disbursements totaled $294.56 million during the first two months of the current fiscal year. Furthermore, Bangladesh secured new loan commitments amounting to $240 million during the July-August period. In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, the volume of such commitments stood at $243.8 million.

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