The nation had $28.5 billion in foreign exchange reserves as of February 20. The reserves were $29.0 billion on February 27. In other words, the rise in expatriate income has also led to a slight increase in the amount of dollars in the reserves.

Bangladesh Bank sources reported this information.

The data showed that the nation’s gross reserves stood at $26.13 billion as of February 27. Additionally, the reserves are currently $29.0 billion based on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) BPM-6 accounting system.

Meanwhile, remittances totaling $192.994 billion were received through legal channels in the first 22 days of February. This amounts to 23,738 crore taka at the local currency exchange rate of 123 taka per dollar.