The amount of foreign debt left by the Awami government is 103 billion dollars
September 19, 20242 Mins Read

Jumbangla Desk: During the rule of Awami government, Bangladesh broke the record of foreign debt. At the end of last June, foreign debt exceeded 103 billion dollars. On Wednesday (September 18), Bangladesh Bank's updated report revealed such a picture.

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According to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank, foreign debt exceeded $103 billion at the end of June. Which in March 2024 was 99 billion dollars. In December 2023 which was more than 100 billion. That is, in March 2024, compared to December 2023, 1 billion dollars less, but this time it has increased.

According to the data of the central bank, the foreign debt position was 99.31 billion or 9 thousand 931 million dollars in the last month of March. As such, the foreign debt position has increased by 4.48 billion dollars in the last three months.

Before this, in December 2023, the amount of foreign debt exceeded 100 billion or 10 thousand billion US dollars for the first time. At that time, the foreign debt status in the public and private sector was 100.64 billion or 10 thousand 64 million dollars. In the following three months, the external debt position decreased slightly. At the end of last March, it stood at 9 thousand 931 million dollars. However, in the next three months, foreign debt increased again and exceeded $100 billion.

According to the data of Bangladesh Bank, the foreign debt status at the end of 2015-16 fiscal year was 41.17 billion or 4 thousand 117 million dollars. That is, the foreign debt of Bangladesh has increased more than twice in the last 9 years.

According to the latest report of Census and Household Census, the population of the country is currently 16.98 million. Accordingly, at the end of last June, per capita foreign debt stood at 611 dollars (about 73 thousand taka). 9 years ago it was a little over $257.