Dhaka, May 12 -- Remittances have exceeded the $25 billion mark by the end of the current 2024-25 financial year as the inflows have been positive for nine consecutive months.

The remittance inflows have reached a record $25.46 billion from the current fiscal year's July to May 11 period, Bangladesh Bank spokesman Arif Hossain Khan told journalists on Monday.

Earlier, the highest amount of $24.77 billion came to the country in the fiscal year 2020-21.

Arif said remittances stood at $25.46 billion as of May 11 of the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Remittance inflows in the previous fiscal year from July to May 11 amounted to $19.93 billion. That is, the flow of remittance has increased by 27.70 percent in the same period of the current fiscal ye...