Dhaka, June 25 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of more than $1.3 billion to Bangladesh as part of the fourth and fifth tranches of the country's $4.7 billion loan programme, signaling continued confidence in the nation's reform commitments amid economic and political challenges.

The decision was made following the IMF Executive Board's completion of the combined Third and Fourth Reviews under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). This move also included an extension, augmentation, and rephrasing of Bangladesh's overall access to IMF support.

According to an IMF press release issued on 23 June, approximately $884 m...