Poorly executed, foreign-funded projects are becoming a burden for our economy

Bangladesh’s economy should be on guard for 2027 and 2028 from when the country will start to collectively pay back the interest due on four or five foreign loans taken for domestic mega-projects, according to Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA).

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said there is nothing to worry about Bangladesh's foreign debt as the annual repayment amount is equivalent to only two months' remittance income of the country.