Dhaka, March 30 -- Foreign loan disbursements and repayments have remained almost equal during the first eight months of the current 2025-26 fiscal year, highlighting mounting pressure on external debt servicing, according to latest data from the Economic Relations Division (ERD).

Between July and February, the country received foreign loans and grants worth about US$3.05 billion, while repaying nearly US$2.9 billion to various lenders, the ERD reported in its updated statement released on Monday.

Of the repayments, around US$1.95 billion was paid as principal and US$950 million as interest, the report said.

Officials noted that the rising repayment burden reflects the growing maturity of previously received loans, as Bangladesh contin...