Remittance inflow hits $3.17bn in January, third-highest on record
The figure represents a 45.41% increase compared to the same month in 2025
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Expatriate Bangladeshis sent $3.17 billion in remittances in January 2026, marking the third-highest monthly inflow on record.
The figure represents a 45.41% increase compared to the same month in 2025, when remittances stood at $2.18 billion, Bangladesh Bank spokesperson and Executive Director Arif Hossain Khan confirmed today (1 February).
The highest remittance inflow was recorded in March 2025, with expatriates sending $3.29 billion, followed by December of the same year, when remittances reached $3.22 billion, the second-highest figure to date.
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