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Bangladesh receives over $2b remittance in 21 days

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Expatriate Bangladeshis sent over US$2 billion remittances during the first 21 days of December in the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Of this, remittances through state-owned and specialised banks accounted for $690.45 million, while private banks received $1,311.62 million, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data released today, reports BSS.

For the fiscal year, July-November worker-remittance inflows stood at $11.14 billion, reflecting around a 26 percent increase compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.