Bangladesh, June 24 -- Bangladesh's foreign aid landscape recorded a noticeable contraction during the first eleven months of the current fiscal year (FY2025-26), with both foreign aid commitments and disbursements declining, even as debt-servicing obligations continued to rise.
According to a report released on Monday (23 June) by the Economic Relations Division (ERD), total foreign aid disbursements fell by more than $1 billion compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.
At the same time, the country's total debt-servicing payments crossed $4 billion, the report added, underscoring growing pressure on external financial management.
The ERD report shows that cumulative foreign aid commitments during July 2025 to May 2026 st...