Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at US$36.86 billion (gross), according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank (BB) today.
The country's gross foreign exchange reserves reached US$36.86 billion, while reserves calculated under the IMF's BPM6 methodology stood at US$32.04 billion.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh received US$915 million in workers' remittances during the first eight days of August, marking an 42.9 percent increase compared with US$640 million received during the corresponding period of August last year.
According to the latest data, expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$313 million in remittances on August 6-8 alone.
Overall, remittance inflows reached US$3.773 billion from July 1 to August 8 of the current fiscal year (FY2026-27), up from US$3.118 billion during the same period of the previous fiscal year.
The latest figures indicate a 21.0 percent year-on-year growth in remittance inflows during the period, reflecting continued strong earnings from Bangladeshi migrant workers abroad.