Remittance inflows to Bangladesh rose 12.3 per cent to $9.581 billion in the first 102 days of the 2026-27 financial year, compared with $8.53 billion during the same period a year earlier, as the positive trend in expatriate earnings continued.
The country received the remittances between 1 July and 10 October, while its gross foreign exchange reserves stood at $36.2132 billion on 11 October, according to Bangladesh Bank sources.
Under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Balance of Payments Manual, sixth edition (BPM6), foreign exchange reserves stood at $31.4036 billion.
Bangladesh Bank data showed that remittance inflows rose 4.8 per cent to $990 million in the first 10 days of October from $944 million during the corresponding period last year.
Of the total, $217 million arrived in the three days from 8 to 10 October.
