As a result, foreign debt has dropped.The short-term foreign debt balance dropped by $890 million year-on-year, or 7.99 percent in April, according to updated data by Bangladesh Bank published on Wednesday.The short-term foreign debt balance stood at $10.25 billion at the end of April this year. Everyone is repaying their previous loans with the dollars they currently have.Short-term foreign loans are those taken from foreign sources for a period of less than a year. The balance was $11.25 billion in January 2024.In February and March 2025, the foreign loan balance was $10.03 billion and $10.13 billion, respectively. From January to April, short-term foreign loans worth $6.99 billion were taken out. This was a positive aspect and if this continues, foreign loans and investment would increase, they added.

Source: bd News24 June 21, 2025 16:07 UTC