Bangladesh Feb forex reserves rise to record high

DHAKA, March 2 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's foreign exchange
reserves rose to a record high of $5.98 billion at the end of
February from $5.39 billion in January, the central bank said on
Sunday.

It attributed the rise mostly to higher remittances from
expatriate Bangladeshis.

The impoverished south Asian country, home to more than 140
million people, received a record $715.5 million in January from
around 5 million Bangladeshis working abroad, data showed.

Bangladesh foreign exchange reserves ($ bln):

Feb. 2008 Jan. 2008 Feb. 2007

5.98 5.39 4.16

(Reporting by Ruma Paul)