Dhaka, June 4 -- Inward remittances to Bangladesh fell by nearly 20 percent during the first three days of June compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank.

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$483.05 million in remittances between June 1 and June 3. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Spokesperson and Executive Director Arief Hossain Khan confirmed the figures on Thursday.

Central bank statistics show that on June 3 alone, the country received $116.31 million.

However, the overall inflows for the first three days represent a 19.96 percent decline compared to the matching period of the previous year (June 1-3, 2025), when remittances stood at $603.51 million.

Despite the brief drop at the start of the month, o...