Dhaka, March 9 -- The foreign exchange reserves of Bangladesh fell below US $20 billion after paying $1.75 billion liabilities of Asian Clearing Union (ACU), said Arif Hossain Khan, Executive Director and Spokesperson of Bangladesh Bank, on Sunday.

According to Bangladesh Bank data, the country's gross foreign exchange reserves have dropped to $25 billion after paying the ACU's bill.

As per the standard of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) BPM-6 calculation, the reserve is now $19.70 billion.

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Earlier, on March 6, the gross foreign exchange reserve was $26.60 billion. As per the BPM-6 it was $21.40 billion.

The Asian Clearing Union (ACU) is a payment arrangement de...