Dhaka, July 9 -- Propelled by record remittance inflows and a fresh International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves surpassed 26 billion U.S. dollars by June, the latest central bank data showed.
The country's foreign exchange reserves stood at 26.71 billion dollars on June 30 (according to the IMF calculation method), compared with 20.57 billion dollars at the end of May.
Officials said Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves saw a significant increase in June due to the recent IMF disbursement of 1.3 billion dollars to Bangladesh and increased remittance inflows.
Bangladesh remittances hit an all-time high of over 30 billion dollars in the fiscal year 2024-25 from July 2024 to June 2025.
For a growing...