Extending a helping hand

It is heartening to know that Bangladesh has got the capacity to give loans to other countries. In August, Bangladesh lent USD 50 million to Sri Lanka, as part of a bigger deal to give USD 250 million in the form of currency swap to to help the island nation to deal with fast-depleting foreign reserves, and to ease pressure on its exchange rate. Now, Maldives has requested our country for a long-term loan. I hope the Bangladeshi authorities will honour their request and in future, we will be able to help other countries who are also in need.