Bangladesh receives 207.1cr USD in 28 days of in August

Bangladesh is showing an upward trend again in remittance sent by expatriates and exceeded 200cr USD in 28 days of August.

According to Bangladesh Bank's updated report on remittance as of 28 August, expatriate Bangladeshis sent 207cr USD to the country. In the same period of August 2023, remittance inflow was 143.1cr USD. Therefore, the expatriate income increased by 64cr USD or 44.72 percent.

The central bank data said the country received 211.31cr USD in January this year, 215.45cr USD in February, 199.70cr USD in March, 204.42cr USD in April, 225.38cr USD in May, 254.16cr USD in June, 191.35cr USD in July.

Bangladesh witnessed the lowest remittance in the last 10 months in July 2024 amid the student movement.