Remittance Inflow Crosses US$3 Billion in January

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Publish : 01 Feb 2026, 10:33 PM

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The country's remittance inflow witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth of 45.1 percent, reaching US$3.17 billion in January, making it the third highest remittance inflow for a single month in the country's history.

The country had received $2.19 billion in remittances in the same period last year, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.

Bangladesh received $3.29 billion in March of the fiscal year 2024-25 which was the highest remittance inflow for a single month in the country's history and $3.23 billion in December 2025, making it the second highest remittance inflow for a single month.

During July to January in the current 2025-26 fiscal year, expatriate Bangladeshis sent $19.44 billion remittances against $15.96 billion for the same period of the previous fiscal.

Talking to BSS, a senior official of the central bank said Bangladesh Bank has taken different steps to increase remittance to overcome the foreign exchange crisis and increase reserves.

These measures have had a positive impact on expatriate income or remittance coming into the country, he added.

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