Remittance inflow increased by 78.4pc in first 19 days of March

Remittance inflow saw an outstanding year-on-year growth of a massive 78.4 percent to US$2,252 million in the first 19 days of the ongoing March.

The country logged a total of $1,262 million during the same period of the last year, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) latest data.

As per BB data, expatriates have sent remittances of $20,741 million during the July 2024 - 19 March 2025 of the current fiscal year.

The amount was only $16,339 million during the same period of the previous fiscal year.

As a result, over the course of roughly nine months, remittances have climbed by $4,402 million, or 26.9 percent.