Bangladeshi expatriates have sent inward US$1.7 billion in remittances in the first 21 days of July, the first month of the new fiscal 2025-26.
Arif Hossain Khan, Executive Director and Spokesperson for the Bangladesh Bank, confirmed these figures on Tuesday night.
Remittance hits record $30.32 billion in FY2024-25
According to central bank data, the expatriates sent $1.43 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year (FY2024-25). It means inward remittance flow has increased by 18.6 percent in 21 days of July, having sent $266 million more remittance in July of FY2025-26, compared to the previous FY2024-25.
The expatriates sent $30.32 billion remittance in FY 2024-25, which is the highest ever.