Forex reserve increases 

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have increased to $27.41 billion.

A Bangladesh Bank press release said this on Wednesday (April 30).

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 $22.05 billion.

Bangladesh received a record $2.27 crore in remittance in the first 26 days of April. 

As per the report, the country received $87.3 million in remittance every day on an average.