Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Bangladesh's gross foreign exchange (forex) reserves remain above the US$31 billion mark, even after settling import payment obligations worth US$1.60 billion to Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member countries on Sunday.

After the payment for the September-October period of 2025, the country's gross forex reserves came down to $31.14 billion on Sunday from $32.71 billion on the previous working day.

"We've been working to build up our foreign exchange reserves since August 2024. Our reserves now stand at a satisfactory level, even after making the routine payment to the ACU," a senior official of Bangladesh Bank (BB) told The Financial Express (FE) in response to a query.

He also said higher inflow of remittances, along wi...