Dhaka, April 4 -- In the span of three years, the per capita foreign debt of Bangladeshis has increased from Tk 100,000 to Tk 150,000, according to the private research organisation Centre for Policy Dialogue or CPD.

Bangladesh's foreign debt and repayment obligations are increasing, the think tank revealed in a discussion - 'Bangladesh's External Public Borrowings and Debt Servicing Capacity: Are There Reasons for Concern?' - organised jointly by CPD and Asia Foundation.

Debapriya Bhattacharya, CPD distinguished fellow, said 70 percent of the development projects have been taken to build infrastructures, leading to a "collapse" of the sector-based development system.

A single group benefited from the project, he said, "In the last dec...