Dhaka, April 17 -- Bangladesh's gross foreign-exchange reserves surpassed US$35-billion mark on Thursday, driven by stronger remittance inflows and lower import-payment obligations, amid the ongoing geopolitical tensions.

The country's gross forex reserves rose to $35.04 billion on the day, $33.87 billion up from the previous day, according to the central bank's traditional calculation method.

Under the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments International Investment Poisson Manual-six edition, generally known as BMP6, the forex reserves stood at $30.37 billion during the period under review from $30.20 billion.

"Hefty growth in inward remittances has helped boost the overall foreign exchange inflows rather than outflow...