Bangladesh received $2.85 billion in remittances in the recently concluded month of July, 15.40 percent higher than in the same period a year earlier. Bangladesh Bank Executive Director and spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan confirmed the figure in a report published on August 2, 2026.

Central bank data show that remittance inflows exceeded $3 billion for six consecutive months from December through May of the previous fiscal year. The monthly figures were $3.22 billion in December, $3.17 billion in January, $3.01 billion in February, $3.75 billion in March, $3.12 billion in April and $3.43 billion in May. March recorded the highest inflow during that six-month period.

In the final month of the fiscal year, June, remittances fell to $2.81 billion. The report said remittances have remained below $3 billion for the past two months. Expatriates sent a total of $35.56 billion to Bangladesh in fiscal year 2025-26, compared with $30.33 billion in the previous fiscal year, representing growth of 17.30 percent.