$343m come in remittances in first 3 days of September

Bangladesh received $343 million in inward remittances in the first three days of September.

During the same period of the previous year, expatriates sent $307 million in remittances. It means that remittance flow grew by 11.6 percent.

The expatriates have sent $5.24 billion from July to September 3 in the current fiscal year 2025-26. In the previous fiscal year, expatriates sent $4.44 billion in remittances in the same period. Accordingly, remittances have grown by 17.9 percent.

Thanks to remittances, the gross foreign exchange reserves of Bangladesh crossed $31.43 billion.

The expatriates sent a record $2.48 billion in remittance in July and $2.42 billion in August.

Bangladesh received $30.33 billion in remittances in the fiscal year 2024-25. This represents a 27 percent increase from the $23.74 billion received in FY2023-24.

Source: UNB