Desk Report:
There has been an upward trend in the foreign income or remittances sent by expatriate Bangladeshis. In the just-ended September, 2.68 billion (268 crore 58 lakh) US dollars came to the country, which is about 32 thousand 757 crore taka in Bangladeshi currency (122 taka per dollar).
This information has been revealed from the updated report of Bangladesh Bank.
According to the report, in September, 46 crore 68 lakh 10 thousand dollars came through state-owned banks, 25 crore 82 lakh 10 thousand dollars came through specialized banks (Agricultural Bank), 195 crore 46 lakh 10 thousand dollars came through private banks and 62 lakh 40 thousand dollars came through foreign banks.
Earlier, in July, the first month of the current fiscal year, 247 crore 79 lakh 10 thousand dollars came into the country, which is about 30 thousand 239 crore taka in Bangladeshi currency. In August, expatriates sent 242 crore 20 lakh dollars or 29 thousand 548 crore 40 lakh taka.
In March of the 2024-25 fiscal year, the highest remittance in history was $3.29 billion. In the entire fiscal year, expatriate income stood at $30.33 billion, which is 26.8 percent more than the previous fiscal year. In the 2023-24 fiscal year, remittances came in at $23.91 billion.
In the 2024-25 fiscal year, $1.91 billion came in in July, $2.22 billion in August, and $2.40 billion in September. The following month, expatriates sent $2.39 billion in October, $2.2 billion in November, and $2.64 billion in December. Then, remittances of $2.19 billion in January of this year, $2.53 billion in February, $3.29 billion in March, $2.75 billion in April, $2.97 billion in May, and $2.82 billion in June came into the country.
