Forex reserve marks slight fall

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserve has marked a slight fall, but it still stands at above US$ 18 billion mark as of March 18, according to the Bangladesh Bank. The reserve hit 19,150.53 million on February 27 this year. The forex reserve also sees a big rise of $ 5,352.06 million from the $ 13,633.87 million registered on March 18 last year, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bank on Thursday, a news agency said.