, Aug. 28 -- Bangladesh received US$2.08 billion in remittances in the first 27 days of August.

In the same period of the previous year, the expatriates sent $1.97 billion. It means inward remittance flow grew by 5.9 percent in comparison with the first 27 days of August 2024.

The expatriates have sent $4.56 billion remittance so far (July to August 27, 2025) in the current fiscal year 2025-26. In the previous fiscal year, expatriates sent $3.88 billion in remittance during the same period. Accordingly, remittances have grown by 17.5 percent in the current fiscal year so far.

The gross foreign exchange reserves of Bangladesh rose to $31 billion, while it was $26 billion plus according to IMF standard BPM6

The expatriates sent a record...