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Remittances from the US fall nearly 36%

But the amount remained below $3 billion for third straight month

Remittances channelled through Islamic banks fell 27 percent year-on-year to $448 million in June 2026, according to a Bangladesh Bank (BB) report.

Latest figures have raised concerns as demand for foreign currency continues to grow to meet import payment obligations

Out of $3.75 billion, Dhaka received $1.85 billion, Ctg ranked second with $1.16 billion

The inflow, however, fell short of March's record $3.75 billion, the highest single-month figure on record

How women bear the brunt when remittance flow shrinks

Dhaka division remained the largest recipient of remittances in December, receiving nearly half of the total inflows, as migrant earnings continued to strengthen foreign currency reserves and support millions of households, according to a report by Bangladesh Bank (BB).

Dhaka and Chattogram, two major divisions of Bangladesh, received 80 percent of the total remittance of the first quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting a regional disparity.

Expatriates sent home $2.56 billion in October

This is the unspoken cost of leaving—the everyday moments that don’t fit into migration agency brochures or glossy remittance statistics.

Conventional banks dominate remittance inflow as Islamic lenders face trust deficit

Remittance in Bangladesh crossed $30 billion for the first time and rose by a record $6.4 billion in the fiscal year 2024-25.

Remittance inflows crossed the $30 billion mark on Saturday, two days before the fiscal year is due to end, making it the highest receipts yet in Bangladesh’s history.

The concept of remittances is not new. Migrant labourers sending money home dates back to colonial times.

Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in remittance inflows in May, as migrant workers sent more money home in the run-up to Eid-ul-Azha, which falls in early June.

Bangladeshi migrants sent home $2.75 billion in the month

Migrants sent home $2.6 billion in the first 29 days of April

SM Faruqi Hasan, founding president of the Ontario unit of the Awami League, is involved in the case