Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in remittance inflows in May, as migrant workers sent more money home in the run-up to Eid-ul-Azha, which falls in early June.
The US House Budget Committee voted late on Sunday to move forward with President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", a proposal that could make sending money back home more expensive for three lakh Bangladeshis currently living in the United States.
Remittance inflow in the first ten months and eleven days of this fiscal year surpassed $25 billion, breaking all previous records.
Remittance inflow posted a 65% year-on-year jump
The inflow was 82.46 percent higher than the same period last year, according to industry insiders.
Remittance inflows surged by around 78 percent year-on-year in the first 19 days of March as migrant workers sent more money home to relatives ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious occasion in the country.
However, November’s inflow of $2.2 billion was 8.16% lower than the previous month
Repayments will be made from the remittances sent home
Migrant Bangladeshis sent in $2.40 billion in September, 8.12% higher than August
Imports, remittances and forex reserves are likely to increase, the leading chamber says
Reserves stood at $20.48 billion on July 31, down from $21.78 billion a month ago
The move was taken to boost remittance inflow
It hit $2.54 in June this year, up from $2.19 billion in the same month last year
Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will decrease to 5.7 percent in 2024-25 from 5.8 percent in the current fiscal year while inflation will ease to 8 percent, according to the Mastercard Economic Institute (MEI).
Of the $21.61 billion remittance Bangladesh received in FY23, only $44.99 million came from Saarc countries
