Total Reserve Now Over $26 Billion
Bangladesh’s total foreign currency reserve has now crossed $26.06 billion, according to the Bangladesh Bank.
As of Wednesday, June 2, 2025, this was the updated figure shared by the bank’s spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan.
What Is BPM6 and Usable Reserve?
There are two ways of measuring reserves:
- BPM6 Standard (by IMF): The reserve is $20.76 billion
- Total Reserve (Bangladesh Bank’s own calculation): The reserve is $26.06 billion
This means that the usable or spendable reserve is about $5.3 billion higher than the IMF’s BPM6 standard.
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Reserve Growth in Recent Days (BPM6 Method)
Here’s how Bangladesh’s reserves have changed over the last few days, following the BPM6 method (used by the IMF):
- June 2: $20.59 billion
- June 1: $20.50 billion
- May 27: $20.56 billion
- May 22: $20.27 billion
- May 19: $20.07 billion
- May 7: $20.29 billion
So, there’s been a gradual increase in the reserves over the past few weeks.
Bangladesh Bank’s Own Calculation of Reserves
According to Bangladesh Bank’s own method, here is the reserve growth:
- June 2: $25.88 billion
- June 1: $25.79 billion
- May 27: $25.80 billion
- May 22: $25.64 billion
- May 19: $25.44 billion
- May 7: $25.67 billion
This shows a steady upward trend in total reserves.
Earlier Payments Made
Earlier, Bangladesh made a payment of $1.88 billion to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU). After this large payment, the reserve had temporarily decreased, but it is now showing recovery.
Source: Ntv
