Bangladesh government external debt has reached $78,067.20 million as of February 2026, finance minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury informed Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday.

Responding to a written question from independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana of Brahmanbaria-2, the finance minister provided details on the country’s current foreign borrowing position, repayment mechanisms and recent debt servicing activities.

The sitting was chaired by speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed.

Amir Khasru said that the Economic Relations Division was responsible for servicing external loans on behalf of the government.

Each fiscal year, projections are prepared for expected principal and interest payments, and necessary allocations are made in the national budget to meet these obligations, the minister said.

‘Repayments are being made throughout the year in line with the scheduled payment plan using budgetary provisions,’ he told lawmakers.

In response to another query, the minister said the present administration has so far repaid external loans equivalent to $90.66 million since taking office.

The finance minister informed JS that there were currently no plans to change interbank transaction fees.

He said that 46 banks in the country were providing online banking services through their own websites and mobile applications.

Khasru said that internal bank transfers were subject to fees set individually by each bank and published in their respective schedules of charges on official websites.

For interbank transactions, customers can use the Bangladesh Electronic Fund Transfer Network, Real Time Gross Settlement, and the National Payment Switch Bangladesh.

According to finance minister, BEFTN transfers are free of charge, while RTGS transactions cost up to Tk 100 (including VAT) per transfer, and NPSB transfers cost up to Tk 10 (including VAT).

These charges are determined by Bangladesh Bank.