The foreign exchange reserves have increased and maintain stability as the inflow of remittances has increased, said Bangladesh Bank. “Expatriates are sending huge amount of remittances. This is the major reason for the increase in reserves. This has stopped the decline of reserves,” said Husne Ara Shikha, Executive Director and new
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India wants to keep its relations with Bangladesh stable: Jaishankar
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