Despite never
defaulting on foreign debt, Bangladesh must repay $23.24 billion - Tk 2.88 lakh
crore - over the next four years.
On average, $5.81
billion or Tk 72,000 crore will have to be repaid annually. An analysis of official
government documents indicates that this debt repayment figure will reach $6.15
billion in 2030, creating significant economic pressure that economists fear.
State
Minister of Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki told Agamir Somoy, “There is no
scope to deny that...
