Remittance inflow rises by 46.2pc in first 12 days of August

Inflow of remittances witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth of 46.2 per cent (pc), reaching US$1,054 million in the first 12 days of August, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued on Wednesday.

During the same period last year, the country's remittance inflow was US$721 million.

During the July 2025 to 12 August 2025 of the current fiscal year, expatriates sent remittances of $3,532 million, which was only $2,635 million during the same period of the previous fiscal year.