Bangladesh, Sept. 2 -- Bangladesh's remittance inflow continued its upward trend in August, rising more than 22 per cent year on year to $2.97 billion, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

Advertisement The inflow was $545 million higher than the $2.42 billion received in the same month a year earlier.

The latest monthly figure was also 3.77 per cent higher than the $2.86 billion recorded in July, the central bank data showed.

Among banks, Islami Bank Bangladesh received the highest remittance inflow in August at $550.89 million, followed by Bangladesh Krishi Bank with $291.91 million, BRAC Bank with $252.81 million, Trust Bank with $211.49 million and Agrani Bank with $162.08 million.

Despite the strong growth, monthly remittance inflo...