Forex reserve hits record $44.02b

Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserve yesterday hit a new record of $44.02 billion thanks to robust remittance inflows and lower import payments, Bangladesh Bank data showed.  The reserve, one of the major macroeconomic indicators of an economy, touched the $41-billion mark on October 28 and rose to $42 billion on December 15 and then to $43 billion on December 30 last year.