Dhaka, March 2 -- Migrant workers continued to remit home over US$3.0 billion every month between December and February of the current fiscal year, providing a prop to Bangladesh's forex reserves.

Economists say such steady remittance inflow helps the country maintain macroeconomic and balance-of-payments (BoP) stability while taking steam out of pressures on reserves.

According to data disclosed Sunday by Arif Hossain Khan, spokesperson for Bangladesh Bank, expatriate Bangladeshis remitted $3.021 billion through banking channels in February.

The latest inflow comes in lockstep with $3.170 billion in January and $3.223 billion in December, indicating sustained momentum in remittance earnings.

In February alone, the daily average remit...