, Jan. 13 -- Bangladesh recorded a historic $17.17 billion in inward remittances during the first six months and seven days of fiscal year 2025-26, underscoring the resilience of overseas earnings and providing crucial support to the country's foreign exchange reserves amid global trade headwinds.

The inflow marks a strong year-on-year increase from the same period of FY2024-25, when remittances totalled about $14.31 billion.

The latest figure represents an additional $2.86 billion, or nearly 19.9 percent growth, building on momentum from FY25, a record year in which annual remittances crossed the $30 billion threshold for the first time.

Bangladesh Bank Executive Director and Spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan attributed the sustained gro...