At pageants, the spotlight often shines on glamour and charisma. However, this year, Mr World Bangladesh 2024, B Proshad Das, and designer Tasmit Afiyat Arny, elevated the platform with a meaningful tribute to an unsung segment of Bangladesh’s population through a costume, titled “Tribute to Remittance Warrior.”
Remittance inflow has continued to rise for the past few months, providing a breather for a country facing multiple challenges, including external payment pressures amid dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
Many are sympathetic towards migrant workers for justifiable reasons.
Remittances sent by Bangladeshis living abroad soared nearly 39 percent year-on-year to $2.2 billion in August, which is likely to ease pressure on the foreign exchange reserves to some extent.
Bangladesh received the highest remittance from the United Arab Emirates in the first 10 months of the outgoing fiscal year, well ahead of traditional powerhouses such as Saudi Arabia and the United States, central bank figures showed.
Nearly half of the total remittances in December last year came to Bangladesh through Islamic banking channels, according to the Bangladesh Bank.
Remittance fell 1.23 percent year-on-year to $1.99 billion in March although inflows usually go up on the occasion of Eid, Bangladesh Bank data showed
In February, migrants sent home $2.16 billion, up 39% year-on-year
Migrant workers sent home $2.1 billion in January
At pageants, the spotlight often shines on glamour and charisma. However, this year, Mr World Bangladesh 2024, B Proshad Das, and designer Tasmit Afiyat Arny, elevated the platform with a meaningful tribute to an unsung segment of Bangladesh’s population through a costume, titled “Tribute to Remittance Warrior.”
Remittance inflow has continued to rise for the past few months, providing a breather for a country facing multiple challenges, including external payment pressures amid dwindling foreign exchange reserves.
Many are sympathetic towards migrant workers for justifiable reasons.
Remittances sent by Bangladeshis living abroad soared nearly 39 percent year-on-year to $2.2 billion in August, which is likely to ease pressure on the foreign exchange reserves to some extent.
Bangladesh received the highest remittance from the United Arab Emirates in the first 10 months of the outgoing fiscal year, well ahead of traditional powerhouses such as Saudi Arabia and the United States, central bank figures showed.
Nearly half of the total remittances in December last year came to Bangladesh through Islamic banking channels, according to the Bangladesh Bank.
Remittance fell 1.23 percent year-on-year to $1.99 billion in March although inflows usually go up on the occasion of Eid, Bangladesh Bank data showed
In February, migrants sent home $2.16 billion, up 39% year-on-year
Migrant workers sent home $2.1 billion in January
The return and reintegration of migrants is an integral part of the migration cycle
