Dhaka, June 22 -- Remittance inflows to Bangladesh have continued their strong upward trend, with expatriates sending over $2 billion in the first 21 days of June, the final month of the fiscal year.

If the current pace holds for the remaining nine days, inflows are expected to exceed $3 billion in June, while Bangladesh Bank officials project total remittances could reach $36 billion by the end of the fiscal year.

Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arief Hossain Khan provided the latest data on Monday, showing that expatriates sent $2.08 billion between Jun 1 and Jun 21.

This marks a 4.7 percent increase compared with the same period last year.

Overall, remittance inflows in the first 11 months and 21 days of the outgoing fiscal year (Jul ...