The balance of public and private debt has decreased from $104.37 billion to $103.63 billionBangladesh’s foreign debt has edged down in the past three months. In September 2024, the government’s foreign debt stood at $84.42 billion, accounting for 80.88 percent of the total debt, while the remaining $19.94 billion went to the private sector. In July, Bangladesh’s foreign debt was at $103.79 billion. When the Awami League returned to power in 2009, the government added an estimated $84 billion to the country’s foreign debt. At the end of 2006, when the BNP-led four-party alliance completed its term, the foreign debt stock was just under $19 billion.

Source: bd News24 April 10, 2025 21:23 UTC