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Forex reserves cross $35b ahead of Eid

Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Bangladesh's gross foreign- exchange reserves surpassed the $35-billion mark on Tuesday, supported by sustained US dollar purchases by the central bank amid stronger remittance inflo... Read More


Bangladesh Bank buys $5.0b in 7 months to stabilise forex rate

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Bangladesh Bank has purchased more than US$5.0 billion from commercial banks over the past seven months in a sustained effort to keep the dollar-taka exchange rate stable and support... Read More


Stakeholders' collaborative actions needed to overcome challenges

Dhaka, Jan. 21 -- Agent banking comes as a trailblazer in driving financial inclusion in Bangladesh, showing strong business growth, but entrepreneurs feel it is increasingly getting under strain from... Read More


Regulatory mkt intervention ramped up for balancing exchange rate

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A higher inflow of remittances prompts the central bank to scale up intervention in the foreign-exchange market to forestall any imbalance in dollar-taka exchange rates and avoid its ... Read More


Forex reserves to stay over $32b even after ACU payments

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh's treasury won't feel dollar stress even after settling import- payment obligations to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member- countries as gross foreign-exchange reserves a... Read More


T-bill yields edge down

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) edged down on Sunday as the central bank purchased US$115 million more from three banks on the day to keep the exchange rate stable. On the da... Read More