Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Bangladesh's foreign debt has climbed to a record $114.98 billion, rising nearly $4 billion in just three months as public-sector liabilities surged.

The Bangladesh Bank released the figures on Sunday, showing that total external debt rose 3.65 percent from $110.93 billion at the end of March.

At the current exchange rate of Tk 123.20 per dollar, the outstanding debt is equivalent to about Tk 14.17 trillion.

The total stood at $113.52 billion at the end of December 2024 and $113.58 billion a year earlier, at the end of June 2024.

The increase was 1.29 percent over six months and 1.23 percent year-on-year.

Public-sector external debt rose from $90.91 billion at the end of March to $95.10 billion in June, an increase ...