Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh's foreign debt repayment crossed the $2 billion mark in the first six months of the current fiscal year (FY), as the government continues to face mounting pressure from rising external liabilities.

According to the latest updated report published by the Economic Relations Division (ERD) on Wednesday, Bangladesh repaid a total of $2.19 billion-equivalent to $2.195 billion-towards principal and interest payments between July and December of the ongoing fiscal year.

This amount is $210 million higher than the repayment made during the same period of the previous fiscal year, UNB reports.

The report highlights that external debt servicing has been increasing steadily over the past several years.

In the last fi...