The strong inflow of remittances has continued into April, with expatriates sending $1.78 billion in the first 19 days of the month.
This follows a record-breaking $3.29 billion received in March.
The Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 latest update revealed that Bangladeshi expatriates have sent about $1.72 billion in inward remittance in the first 19 days of April.
In April last year, the expatriates sent $2.04 billion remittance, while in the 19 days of April this year sent $1.78 billion remittance.
Accordingly, Bangladesh received $90.45 million remittance so far in each day of April.
The state-owned commercial banks received a total of $639.7 million, two specialised banks received $90.26 million, private banks received $985.42 million and foreign banks received $3.35 million.
Among the banks, Sonali Bank PLC received the highest $278.09 million, Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC received the second highest $266.88 million, and Agrani Bank PLC received the third highest 183.41 million in 19 days of April.
Expatriates sent $21.77 billion remittance in the 9 months (July-March) of the current financial year 2024-25. On the other hand, remittances of $17.07 billion were received in the first 9 months of FY24.
