Bangladesh, Oct. 5 -- Presuming that risk of over-indebtedness of Bangladesh economy rising gradually, the French Development Agency (AFD) starts assessing the country's sovereign risk and economic and financial vulnerabilities, officials said, pending its post-graduation assistance.

The development-financing agency of the European Union country says the risk of over-indebtedness in Bangladesh is increasing due mainly to higher debt servicing and dependence on domestic bank financing.

Also, the agency wants to assess the performance of the growth trajectory of the economy.

A monitoring mission of the AFD began Monday the four-day assessment in Dhaka with meetings with relevant top government officials, including Finance Division, Fina...