Bangladesh received $2.669 billion in remittances during the first 29 days of August this year, equivalent to Tk32,828.07 crore at an exchange rate of Tk123 per dollar. Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan confirmed the figures on Sunday. The inflow represents remittances sent by expatriate Bangladeshis to the country during the period.

Remittance inflows in the first 29 days of August were 22.30 percent higher than the $2.182 billion received during the same period in August last year. In the most recent three days, from Thursday through Saturday, the country received Tk2,632.20 crore in expatriate income, according to the central bank spokesperson.

From July 1 to August 29 of the current fiscal year, Bangladesh received a cumulative $5.527 billion in remittances. During the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, remittance inflows stood at $4.66 billion. The figures indicate a higher inflow of expatriate income in both the August comparison and the fiscal-year period cited by Bangladesh Bank.