Published : 01 May 2025, 06:36 AM
Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 12:55 PM
Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves have once again exceeded the $22 billion mark after 19 months after accumulating $1 billion over the past 13 days.
The central bank said on Wednesday, the country’s reserves stood at $22.05 billion on Apr 30, calculated under the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, known as BPM6 method.
On the same date, the gross reserve – which includes different types of funds – was recorded at $27.41 billion, Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arief Hossain Khan said.
The last time the reserves crossed $22 billion was in September 2023.
On Apr 17, the reserves crossed $21 billion after nearly one and a half months, at $21.38 billion, with gross reserve at $26.73 billion.
A senior Bangladesh Bank official said the higher flow of inward remittance had swelled the dollar inflow, while export earnings had also been climbing.
