Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- A new report from ActionAid International has revealed that Bangladesh, already grappling with a foreign debt crisis of $78 billion, is owed an astounding $5.8 trillion in climate compensation by wealthy, polluting nations.

The organisation released the special report titled "Who Owes Who" during the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, in the second week of February.

The report outlines that Bangladesh's external debt, while significant, pales in comparison to the amount it is owed for climate damages.

Using emissions data from 1992 -- 2010 US dollars equivalent -- the report estimates that Bangladesh is entitled to $5.8 trillion in compensation for the environmental toll caused by the world'...