Govt pays Taka 8,224 cr as foreign debt in fiscal 2015-2016

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SANGSAD BHABAN , Oct 24, 2018 (BSS) – The government has paid the foreign debt of Taka 8,224.83 crore in fiscal 2015-2016.

Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith said this while responding to query made by treasury bench lawmaker M Mamunur Rashid Kiron of Noakhali-3 during the question-answer session at the House here today.

Of the foreign debt, Taka 6,643.14 crore was paid as the principal debt and Taka 1,581.69 crore was paid as interest of the debt.