Dhaka: Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have soared past $42 billion amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the central bank’s latest data revealed on Sunday. According to the provisional Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, the country’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $42,094.90 million as of December 15 after reaching $41,269.02 million at the end of November, reports Xinhua news agency. According to BB’s Forex Reserve and the Treasury Management Department data, this is the highest level of forex reserves Bangladesh has ever held. Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves crossed the $41 billion in October amid a slump in import bills due to the pandemic that made businesses also sluggish in Bangladesh.