Dhaka, April 15 -- Bangladesh recorded an upward trend in remittance inflows receiving more than $1.6 billion in the first 14 days of April, with the total expected to exceed $3 billion by the end of the month.

According to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank, expatriates sent $1.6 billion during April 1-14, compared with $1.28 billion in the same period last year, marking a 25.2 percent increase.

In the current fiscal year (FY2025-26), cumulative remittance inflows from July to April 14 reached $27.81 billion, up from $23.06 billion during the corresponding period of FY2024-25.

This represents a year-on-year growth of 20.06 percent.

Analysts and central bank officials attributed the strong growth to several factors including a stable ...