<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bangladesh is expected to get back the money borrowed by Sri Lanka from September this year as the country's economic situation is improving.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>"Sri Lanka is gradually doing better. They are recovering slowly," Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen told reporters at state guesthouse Padma on Sunday afternoon.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangladesh Bank earlier granted Sri Lanka six more months to repay the $200 million loan after the Island nation requested to extend the repayment period due to its prolonged economic crisis.</div><div><br></div><div>In a friendly gesture, Bangladesh had extended the loan to cash-strapped Sri Lanka under a currency swap arrangement in 2021. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>