Expatriate Bangladeshis sent over US$2 billion remittances during the first 21 days of December in the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Of this, remittances through state-owned and specialised banks accounted for

$690.45 million, while private banks received $1,311.62 million, according to

Bangladesh Bank (BB) data released today.

For the fiscal year, July-November worker-remittance inflows stood at $11.14

billion, reflecting around a 26 percent increase compared to the same period

in the previous fiscal year.