Remittance inflow increases by 19.5pc in February

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$3.02 billion remittances in February, which was around 19.5 percent higher than the corresponding month of the previous year.

Expatriates sent home $2.53 billion in the same month the previous year, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bank, BSS reports. 

During July to February of the fiscal year 2025-26, remittance inflow stood at $22.45 billion, up from $18.49 billion in the same period of the last fiscal year, the data showed.