Dhaka, April 6 -- Remittance inflow surged to a record $3.29 billion in March, the highest ever for a single month, Bangladesh Bank has said.

The figure marks a sharp 64.7 percent rise from $1.99 billion received in March 2024, said Arief Hossain Khan, executive director and spokesperson for the central bank, while speaking to reporters on Sunday.

Prior to this, the highest single-month remittance was recorded in December 2024 at $2.64 billion, followed by $2.53 billion in February this year, according to central bank data.

The bank had already projected a record-breaking month, as remittance inflow reached $2.94 billion in the first 26 days of March.

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