The upward trend in remittances sent by Bangladesh expatriates has continued in December, with receiving over US $2.42 billion in 22 days of the month.

Bangladesh received $15.46 billion inward remittance so far in the current fiscal year FY 2025-26.

Blessings on the remittance, the gross forex reserves of Bangladesh increased to $32.72 billion on Monday (December 18). As per the IMF standard BPM6, the forex reserves stood $28.03 billion.

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur in a discussion meeting recently said that the forex reserves may cross $35 billion by this month.

Arif Hossain Khan, Executive Director and spokesperson of Bangladesh Bank (BB) said the $2.42 billion remittance figure for December 1-22 is an increase by 11.6 percent compared to the same period last year. In December of the previous year (2024), the country received around $2.17 billion in 22 days.

Gross forex reserves hit $32.72 billion on strong remittances

The growth is attributed to several factors, including incentives offered for sending money through legal banking channels, increased encouragement for using the formal system, and the active role of exchange houses.

Remittance inflow has shown robust growth throughout the current fiscal year (FY 2025-26). From July 1 to December 22, 2025, the total remittance inflow reached $15.46billion. This represents an increase of $2.17 billion compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year (FY 2024-25), when the total stood at $13.31 billion. The year-on-year growth rate for the fiscal year to date is 16.2 percent.