Dhaka, April 21 -- Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves have once again exceeded above the $21 billion mark after nearly one and a half months.

The central bank said on Sunday, the country's reserves stood at $21.38 billion on Apr 17, 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 $26.73 billion.

The last time the reserves crossed $21 billion was on Mar 6, when they stood at $21.40 billion under BPM6 and the gross reserve was $26.60 billion.

However, later in March, following the payment of Asian Clearing Union (ACU) import bills, reserves again fell below the $20 billion...