Dhaka, March 20 -- Government debts go ballooning, with the volume rising by Tk 378.43 billion to Tk 16.552 trillion as of last September, entailing hefty repayment inclusive of interest.

The latest bulletin of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) shows the figures, giving economists to believe that such debt situation may create imbalances in public finance.

And most of the borrowings are coming from the banking system through lucrative instruments like state treasury bills and bonds, the statistics show.

The data issued by the finance division of the MoF revealed that the government heavily relied on domestic borrowing to bridge the gap between its high spending and low revenues.

The domestic borrowings stood at Tk 9.741 trillion at the en...