Dhaka, May 5 -- Bangladesh witnessed a robust 28.33 percent year-on-year growth in remittance inflows during the first ten months of the current fiscal year (FY2024-25), with expatriates sending home $24.54 billion between July and April, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank.

This compares to $19.12 billion received during the same period in the previous fiscal year.

In April alone, the country received $2.75 billion in remittances - a 34.6 percent increase compared to the same month last year.

The April surge follows a record-breaking inflow of $3.29 billion in March, largely driven by heightened remittances ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Despite an initial 3.2 percent decline in July, amid political unrest and anti-government de...