Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Foreign loan disbursements to Bangladesh have increased in July and August of the 2025-26 fiscal year compared with the same period last year.

According to data released by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on its website on Sunday, foreign loan disbursement reached $750 million during the period.

The disbursement was $458.2 million during the same period last fiscal year.

In July of the 2024-25 fiscal year, disbursement fell 38 percent year-on-year.

Generally, repayment amounts remain lower than disbursement. That trend was observed in fiscal years 2023-24 and earlier.

The reverse trend, however, appeared from the first month of the previous financial year.

This year, the earlier pattern has returned, with re...