Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The government's overall debt stock stood at Tk 21.49 trillion at the end of the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year, up by less than 1.0 per cent from June 2025, according to data from the finance ministry.

While the quarter-to-quarter increase appears modest, the year-on-year growth points to mounting fiscal pressure driven largely by higher external borrowing.

During the July-September quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year (FY), the government's net borrowing from both domestic and external sources amounted to Tk 50.10 billion, a steep rise from Tk 2.5 billion in the matching period a year earlier.

The rise reflects the government's growing reliance on debt to finance budgetary needs.

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