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Bangladesh receives $1.6bn remittance in August

 Update: 11:09, 4 September 2023

Bangladesh receives $1.6bn remittance in August

Bangladeshi expatriates sent around $1,599.45 million remittances during the month of August in the fiscal 2023-24.

As per Bangladesh Bank (BB) available data, $183.19 million has been sent through state-owned banks while 43 private sector banks brought $1,376.02 million remittances.

The highest $340.17 million remittance came to the country through Islami Bank Bangladesh Ltd.

Earlier, the expatriate Bangladeshis sent remittances of around $1.97bn in the previous month.