Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Foreign-debt servicing by Bangladesh more than doubled compared to loans disbursed to the country in the first month of this fiscal year in a mismatch on the external finance front.

Advertisement The amount it received in foreign loans in July shows a fall in disbursements by 13.38 per cent year on year.

Foreign-aid disbursement came down to US$180.18 million in July from $208.04 million in the same period of the FY26, according to Economic Relations Division (ERD) data released Sunday.

During the month, Bangladesh repaid a total of $453.23 million in principal and interest on medium- to long-term (MLT) loans taken from development partners. It was $446.68 million in the same month a year before.

On the other ...