Biz-Econ

Remittances hit $2.30b in 21 days of February

The expatriate Bangladeshis sent around $2.30 billion in remittances or approximately $230.80 crore, in the first 21 days of February of the current fiscal year 2025-26.

The amount is $39.50 crore or 20.06 per cent higher than the same period in the last FY, when the country received $191.30 crore in remittances, according to updated data from Bangladesh Bank.

Accordingly, roughly $10.99 crore remittances came home on average every day in February.

The expatriates sent $2,174.10 crore from July to February 21 in the current FY.

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