In the first 22 days of this month of March, expatriates sent remittances of 141 crore 44 lakh dollars through legal channels and banking channels. According to this, an average of 6 crore 43 lakh dollars of remittances came to the country every day.
This information was revealed in the updated report of Bangladesh Bank on Sunday (March 24).
A review of the data showed that expatriates sent 141 crore 44 lakh 50 thousand dollars to the banks on the 22nd day of March. Of this, 18 crore 24 lakh 60 thousand dollars came through the state-owned banks.
Besides, 2 crore 15 lakh dollars came through specialized banks, 120 crore 47 lakh 80 thousand dollars through private banks and 57 lakh 10 thousand dollars through foreign sector banks.
According to the Central Bank, from March 16 to 22, expatriates sent 39 crore 54 lakh 70 thousand dollars to the country. From March 9 to 15, remittances of 50 crore 60 lakh 70 thousand dollars have arrived in the country. Besides, 51 crore 29 lakh 10 thousand dollars came from 1 to 8 March.
And last February, 216 crore 60 lakh dollars remittances came to the country which is the highest in the current financial year.