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Published : 12 Jun 2026, 08:24 PM
Remittances sent by Bangladeshi expatriates have continue to surged in the wake of Eid-ul-Azha, with the crucial economic indicator crossing $34 billion with 20 days left in the current fiscal year.
Bangladesh Bank officials estimate that it will exceed $36 billion by the end of the 2025-26 fiscal year on Jun 30.
Bangladesh Bank spokesperson and Executive Director Arief Hossain Khan gave an update on the remittance situation on Friday, stating that expatriates from different countries across the world sent in $1.20 billion in the first 10 days of June, the last month of the outgoing fiscal year.
This figure is about a 26 percent year-on-year jump from the same period last year.
In total, expatriates sent approximately $34 billion in the 11 months and 10 days of the outgoing fiscal year (Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 10, 2025). This is 19.31 percent higher than in the same period in the previous fiscal year and a 12 percent increase from total remittances throughout the entire fiscal year (Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025).
If remittances keep pace for the remaining 20 days of June, the total for the month could exceed $3.6 billion, the second highest in a single month. Accordingly, at the end of the fiscal year (Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026), the amount will exceed $36 billion.
In the first 10 days of June last year, $956.2 million in remittances came in. The total for the month was $2.82 billion.
Previously, the highest incoming remittances in a single month was in March, with $3.75 billion. Last May saw an inflow of $3.42 billion.
Currently, remittances have crossed the $3 billion threshold for six consecutive months. If that level is passed in June, it will be seven.
Bangladesh celebrated Eid-ul-Azha on May 28. Bangladesh Bank spokesman Arief said that more remittances came in during the month of May as expatriates sent their families additional funds to meet their needs ahead of and during the festival.
The $3.75 billion that came in last March was due to the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, he said.
Arief told bdnews24.com, “We have seen in the past that remittance flow usually decreases quite a bit after Eid. But this time, even after two Eid holidays, the positive trend in expatriate income transfers has continued.”
“So, all in all, we have calculated that remittances will exceed $36 billion by the end of this fiscal year.”
The Bangladesh Bank official noted there had been fears remittance flows would decrease due to the Iran war. But so far, there has been no impact, he said.
Banks are currently paying Tk 123 per dollar on remittances. Accordingly, expatriates sent Tk 147.98 billion to the country in the first 10 days of June. The daily average was $120.3 million per day, which is Tk 14.78 billion.
Of the economy’s major indicators, remittances are performing the best, helping to keep the gears of the economy turning in the face of adversity.
More than $3 billion in remittances came to Bangladesh each month from December to May.
The number was $3.17 billion in April, $3.22 billion in December, $3.17 billion in January, and #3.02 billion in February.
In July, the first month of the outgoing fiscal year, remittance inflow was $2.48 billion. The second month – August – saw $2.42 billion.
September, October and November recorded inflows of $2.68 billion, $2.56 billion and $2.89 billion respectively.
Even in the face of the Iran war and global economic headwinds, remittances have propped up the Bangladesh government’s foreign currency reserves, a significant relief following an extended dollar crunch under the Awami League regime.
On Thursday, the last day of the week, Bangladesh had $30.07 billion in reserves, according to the BPM-6 measure. The gross amount was $34.73 billion.
