Formal-channel remittances rose 15.4% from a year earlier, with Bangladesh Bank recording $2.859 billion in inflows during the first month of the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Bangladesh received $2.859 billion in remittances through formal banking channels in July, Bangladesh Bank data show.
The amount was 15.4% higher than the $2.478 billion received in July 2025.
The year-on-year increase was about $381 million.
Inflows on July 30 and 31 totalled $152 million, bringing the month’s overall remittance figure to $2.859 billion.
One account of the central bank data described the July figure as the highest for the month in eight years.
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