The move is currently awaiting final approval from the Finance Ministry.
“We’ve completed all the necessary processes from our end to issue the new bonds amounting to Tk5000 crore. Now it’s with the Finance Ministry for the final approval,” a senior official of the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) said.
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