Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$30.3 billion on Sunday after the payment of $1.5 billion in import bills of the last two months-July and August-through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU).

In May-June 2025, the central bank paid $2.02 billion in ACU bills.

After the ACU settlement, the central bank's gross foreign exchange reserves stood at $30.30 billion. In the account of the International Monetary Fund, the forex reserves stood at $25.39 billion. The gross reserve at this time last year was $19.46 billion.

ACU is an international transaction settlement system. This system settles transactions between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In the system,...