Why did Bangladesh go to the IMF?

We were being told that the Bangladeshi economy was doing well. And it wasn’t a lie; amongst other things, its GDP-per-capita outpacing both India and Pakistan, and exports constantly rising. So why did it go to the IMF for a loan program?

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