Remittance inflows to Bangladesh have seen a massive spike in February ahead of election and Ramadan, expatriates sent US $1.03 billion remittance in the first 8 days of the month.
Arif Hossain Khan, spokesperson for Bangladesh Bank, told UNB on Monday, expatriates sent $1.03 billion in the first 8 days of February.
In the same period of February in 2025, expatriates sent $671 million. It means remittance growth by 53.9 percent in 8 days February this year, compared to the previous (2025).
Bangladesh so far in the current fiscal year FY2025-26, received $20.46 billion, which was $16.63 billion in FY 2024-25. It means remittance growth by 23 percent in 7 months of FY 2025-26.
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