Bangladesh received $2.137 billion in remittances in the first 24 days of October, equivalent to more than Tk 26,285 crore at an exchange rate of Tk 123 per dollar, according to Bangladesh Bank data released on Sunday (October 25).
The country received $294 million in remittances between October 19 and 24 alone. During the same period last year, expatriates sent $2.002 billion, indicating a year-on-year increase.
Total remittance inflows reached $10.729 billion from July to October 24 in the current fiscal year, up from $9.588 billion during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, marking a growth of 11.9 per cent.
-AH