Bangladesh received US$516 million in inward remittances in the first six days of September.
In the first six days of September last year, expatriates sent $556 million in remittances. The remittance flow dropped by 7.1 percent between the periods compared.
The expatriates have sent $5.41 billion in remittances from July to September 6 in the current fiscal year 2025-26. In the previous fiscal year, expatriates sent $4.69 billion in remittances in the same period. Accordingly, remittances have grown by 15.4 percent.
The expatriates sent a record US$2.48 billion in remittance in July and $2.42 billion in August.
Bangladesh’s remittance earnings reached a new high, receiving $30.33 billion in the fiscal year 2024-25. This represents a 27 percent increase from the $23.74 billion received in FY2023-24.