Foreign aid commitments jump to $2.27b

Foreign aid commitments to Bangladesh from the development partners rose in the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year (FY26).

According to an updated report released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on Thursday, Bangladesh signed new loan agreements or received commitments worth about US$2.27 billion from development partners between July and January.
In the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year (FY25), commitments stood at $2.35 billion.

ERD officials said that with the overall situation improving, the volume of new commitments has increased significantly.

According to ERD data, foreign loan disbursements also increased during the July-January period.