Remittance rises 32% in May
$2.25 billion remittance came in May this year, up from last year same month's $1.7 billion
Remittance inflow to Bangladesh rose 32.35 percent year-on-year to $2.25 billion in May this year as the country's migrant workers send more money home ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
The remittance receipts were $1.7 billion in the same period last year, according to the Bangladesh Bank data.
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In March, $2.04 billion entered Bangladesh as remittance, central bank data showed.
Industry insiders said remittance inflow increase ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as the country's migrant workers typically send more money home ahead of the major religious festival for Muslims.
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