After a month and a half, the country's foreign exchange reserves again exceeded 20 billion US dollars. Bangladesh Bank Spokesperson and Executive Director Husne Ara Shikha gave this information on Monday.

According to the data of the Central Bank, the country currently has a gross foreign exchange reserve of 24.84 billion dollars. According to BPM-6 more than 20 billion dollars (2 thousand 42 million 80 thousand US dollars). But expendable reserves are still at $15 billion.

On November 6, foreign exchange reserves stood at $20 billion. But gradually it started to decline and fell below $19 billion in the first week of December.

On December 19, the total reserves in the country were 24.95 billion dollars. It was $19.95 billion as per IMF advice.

After the interim government took over, the foreign currency exchange rate remained stable as it kept pace with the market demand. Especially the price of dollar was 120 rupees. In addition, the central bank stopped selling dollars from the reserve. On the contrary, remittance inflows continued to increase, which contributed to the increase in reserves.