21.5pc growth of remittance inflow till April 15

Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 21.5 percent reaching US$1,788 million in the first 15 days of April, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued on Thursday.

Last year, during the same period, the country’s remittance inflow was $1,472 million, reports BSS.

During the July to April 15, 2026 of the current fiscal year, expatriates sent remittances of $27,996 million, which was $23,257 million during the same period of the previous fiscal year.