Bangladesh received 105cr USD as remittances in 17 days

Bangladesh received 105.17 crore US dollar inward remittance in 17 days of February in the current fiscal year.

The updated report from the Bangladesh Bank confirmed the data on Sunday (February 19).

A review of remittance reports showed that of the remittance, state-owned banks received 16.56 crore USD, a specialized bank received 2.39 crore USD, private banks and foreign banks received 85.83 crore USD and 38.30 crore USD respectively in 17 days of February 2023.

The central bank has taken various initiatives to increase remittances. The central bank is encouraging to send remittances through legal ways.