Staff Correspondent:

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have stood at US$30.08 billion.

But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $25.06 billion, according to the latest data of the Bangladesh Bank.

Earlier, Bangladeshi expatriates sent inward US$1.7 billion in remittances in the first 21 days of July, the first month of the new fiscal 2025-26.

According to central bank data, the expatriates sent $1.43 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year (FY2024-25). It means inward remittance flow has increased by 18.6 percent in 21 days of July, having sent $266 million more remittance in July of FY2025-26, compared to the previous FY2024-25.

The expatriates sent $30.32 billion remittance in FY 2024-25, which is the highest ever.