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Inflow of remittances witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth of 81.6 percent, reaching US$328 million in the first five days of August, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued.
During the same period last year, the country’s remittance inflow was $181 million, reports BSS.
During the July 2025-05 August 2025 of the current fiscal year, expatriates have sent remittances of $2,806 million, which was only $2094 million during the same period of the previous fiscal year.
Accordingly, remittances have increased by 33.9 percent.
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent a record $30.33 billion in remittances in the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), marking the highest amount ever received in a single fiscal year in the country’s history.
This figure reflects a 26.80 percent increase compared to the $23.91 billion received in the previous fiscal year (FY24).