Dhaka, June 24 -- The foreign exchange reserves held by Bangladesh Bank have increased to $21.75 billion, according to the BPM6 method of calculation used by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

On Apr 30 this year, reserves had exceeded $22 billion after 19 months. Before that, reserves had previously reached $22 billion in September 2023.

However, due to the payment of dues at the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), the number dipped below $22 billion again on May 6, within six days. The country's reserves have now been below $22 billion for 48 days.

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director and spokesman Arief Hossain Khan spoke to the media on reserves on Monday night. The data said that the country's gross reserves stood at $26.82 billion.

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