The strong positive trend in the flow of expatriate income continues in December, the last month of the outgoing year.
According to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank, remittances to the country in December 2025 amounted to $3.277 billion, which is 22.3% more than the same month of the previous year.
The amount in December 2024 was $2.639 billion dollars. About $590 million more remittances have been received in a year, which is a message of relief in the country's foreign exchange market.
In the last two days of December (December 30 and 31), expatriates sent $186 million, which indicates that the momentum of remittances will be stronger by the end of the month.
In the first six months (July-December) of the current FY26, the total remittances stood at $1,626.5 billion.
This figure was $13.777 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year. As a result, remittance growth in the first half of the fiscal year has been 18.1%.
Economists say that the remittance flow has increased due to the continued incentive to send money through legal channels, the reduction in hundi violence, and the somewhat stable labor market in various countries including the Middle East.
In addition, the impact of the return of confidence in the banking system is also playing a role in the increase in remittances.
The concerned believe that this continuous rise in remittances will be a positive help in rebuilding foreign exchange reserves, managing import costs, and overall economic stability.