Remittance Inflow Reaches $1.5 Billion in First 12 Days of August

Bangladesh received $1.499 billion in remittances during the first 12 days of August, averaging $124.9 million per day, Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan confirmed on Thursday (August 13).

The figure marks a notable year-on-year increase compared to the same period last year, when expatriate workers sent home $1.054 billion.

According to central bank data, total remittance inflows for the current fiscal year 2026–27 (from July 1 to August 12) reached $4.358 billion, up 23.40% from $3.532 billion recorded during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.

Earlier in July, remittance inflows stood at $2.858 billion. Breakdown of the July figures shows that state-owned commercial banks received $437.97 million, specialized banks accounted for $325.51 million, private commercial banks handled $2.089 billion, and foreign banks processed $5.32 million.

During the full 2025–26 fiscal year, expatriate Bangladeshis remitted a historic high of $35.58 billion, setting an all-time record for foreign currency inflows in a single fiscal year.