Bangladesh received US$343 million in inward remittances in the first three days of September.
During the same period of the previous year, expatriates sent $307 million in remittances. It means that remittance flow grew by 11.6 percent.
The expatriates have sent $5.24 billion from July to September 3 in the current fiscal year 2025-26. In the previous fiscal year, expatriates sent $4.44 billion in remittances in the same period. Accordingly, remittances have grown by 17.9 percent.
Thanks to remittances, the gross foreign exchange reserves of Bangladesh crossed $31.43 billion.
Expatriates sent $2.42 billion in remittances in August
The expatriates sent a record US$2.48 billion in remittance in July and $2.42 billion in August.
Bangladesh received $30.33 billion in remittances in the fiscal year 2024-25. This represents a 27 percent increase from the $23.74 billion received in FY2023-24.