DHAKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) – Bangladesh’s foreign debt repayment reached $446.68 million in the first month (July) of the current fiscal year (FY26).

According to a report released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD), the country repaid around $446.68 million in principal and interests amount to the development partners in July of FY26.

The foreign debt repayment reached $385.67 million in July of the previous fiscal year (FY25).

Analyzing the ERD data, it was found that principal repayments amounted to $327.72 million in July of FY26 compared to $264.88 million in July of FY25.

Interest payments reached $118.96 million in July of FY26 which was $120.79 in July of FY25.

But, the country received only $202.75 million from the development partners at the same time in July of FY26. On the other hand, the commitments reached $83.46 million in July of FY26 which was $16.40 million in July of FY25.

In FY25, Bangladesh repaid $4.086 billion, including principal repayment and interests.

Bangladesh’s foreign debt burden rose to $74.34 billion at the end of the FY25, an 8% increase compared to the previous year.

Bangladesh signed new loan agreements worth $8.323 billion with development partners in FY25, down from $10.739 billion the previous year, according to ERD data. 

Disbursements also fell to $8.568 billion in FY25 down from $10.283 billion in FY24.

Meanwhile, the ADB topped the list with disbursements in July of FY26 releasing $77.50 million, followed by the World Bank with $59.07 million. Other major disbursing partners included Japan ($17.24 million), India ($13.62 million) and others with $35.33 million.