Dhaka, April 19 -- Bangladesh's remittance inflow reached US$1.96 billion in the first 18 days of April, showing a continued upward trend and is projected to surpass $3.0 billion by the end of the month.

According to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank (BB), expatriates sent $1.96 billion during April 1-18, compared to $1.69 billion during the same period last year. This represents a 16.2 percent year-on-year increase for the period.

In the current fiscal year (FY2025-26), total remittance inflows from July to April 18 stood at $28.17 billion, up from $23.47 billion in the same period of FY2024-25. This reflects a growth of around 20 percent year-on-year.

Analysts and central bank officials attribute this strong and 'unusual' growth t...