November 13, 2024, 9:17 pm

BD receives $1.9 bn remittance in July

  • Update Time : Thursday, August 1, 2024
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UNB:

Bangladesh received US $1.9 billion as remittance in July, which shows a decrease by 24.87 percent compared to previous month June.

The expatriates sent a record remittance of $2.51 billion in June ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Compared to June the remittance inflow decreased by 24.87 percent in July this year.

In July last year (2023) expatriates sent $1.97 billion remittance in the country. This information was revealed in the updated report of the Bangladesh Bank (BB).

In the first 18 days of July, an average of $79 million in remittances came daily, but from 19 to 24 July, a total of $78 million came in six days. On July 31, the expatriates sent $120 million in remittance, which the highest in a sing day remittance flow, according to the central bank.

Md. Mezbaul Haque, Executive Director and Spokesperson of BB, said that expatriates sent $1.9 billion to the country in July.

Reviewing the data of the central bank found that the lowest remittance in the first 7 months of this year (2024) came in July. In this month, Bangladesh received remittances of $1.9 billion. Before this, remittances received $2.11 billion in January and $2.16 billion in February.

In March expatriates sent $1.99 billion in remittance, in April $2.04 billion, in May $2.25 billion.

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