Dhaka, March 1 -- Foreign loan commitments and disbursements to Bangladesh have plummeted in the first seven months (July-January) of the current fiscal year 2024-25, while repayments of foreign loans have seen a significant rise.According to the latest data from the Economic Relations Division (ERD), commitments from multilateral and bilateral lenders amounted to $2.35 billion from July to January, a sharp decline from $7.17 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year.Correspondingly, in the first seven months, foreign loan disbursements totalled $3.94 billion, down from $4.40 billion in the same period last year-a decline of $460 million or 10.45 percent.However, the country repaid $2.42 billion by January of FY25, comprising...