Dhaka, June 30 -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have climbed to $26.32 billion, calculated according to the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), marking the highest level since the Bangladesh Bank adopted this reporting method in June 2023.

Data released on 29 June by Bangladesh Bank indicates the country's gross reserves stand at $31.31 billion, the largest figure recorded in the past 28 months.

In June 2023, reserves measured by the BPM6 standard were $24.75 billion, with gross reserves at $31.20 billion. Bangladesh previously reached a historic peak in August 2021, when reserves surpassed $48 billion for the first time.

However, since that record, reserves gradually declined, hittin...