51.4pc growth of remittance inflow in first 26 days of January

Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 51.4 per cent reaching US$2,708 million in the first 26 days of January, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued on Tuesday.

Last year, during the same period, the country's remittance inflow was $1,789 million.

During the July to January 26, 2026 of the current fiscal year, expatriates sent remittances of $18,973 million, which was $15,566 million during the same period of the previous fiscal year.