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.
Remittance inflow also broke single-month record in December
However, November’s inflow of $2.2 billion was 8.16% lower than the previous month
People made Tk 4,100 crore MFS transactions in 2023's December
Migrant workers sent home $2.1 billion in January
Immediate past state minister for planning Shamsul Alam says
Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves fell to $20.38 billion yesterday after the central bank settled import bills of two months through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), a top official said today.
To honour the contributions of migrant workers to the country’s GDP growth and their role in enriching foreign currency reserves, The Daily Star and BRAC have jointly initiated the “Remittance Award”.
Banks will buy dollar at Tk 110, sell at Tk 110.5 from Nov 23
The Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh says in a press briefing
