Bangladesh has received $1.61 billion in inward remittances during the first 17 days of May, marking a robust flow of foreign currency from expatriate workers, according to a revised update from Bangladesh Bank.
The data shows that remittances during this period averaged $94.70 million per day, significantly higher than the $75.1 million daily average recorded in May 2024.
A breakdown of the remittance sources reveals that $493.3 million came through state-owned banks, while two specialised state-owned (agricultural) banks channelled $159.9 million.
Private commercial banks facilitated $962.7 million of the total, and foreign banks brought in $313.0 million. Among all banks, Islami Bank registered the highest remittance inflow, receiving $277.8 million.
From July 2024 to 17 May 2025鈥攚ithin the current fiscal year FY 2024鈥�25鈥擝angladesh has received a record $26.14 billion in remittances. This figure surpasses the total of $23.91 billion received during the entire FY 2023鈥�24.
Expatriates have already sent $24.54 billion between July and April of FY 2024鈥�25, which exceeds the previous fiscal year鈥檚 full-year figure.
