As always, the flow of remittances before Eid has seen a high influx as expats send home more money.
Bangladesh received $958.69 million in wage earners' remittances through different banks in the first two weeks of April.
Bankers say Bangladeshis working abroad sent more money to families ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
According to the Bangladesh Bank data, $794.32 million came through 51 private commercial banks and $3.32 million came through foreign commercial banks.
Apart from this, $134.23 million came through six state-owned commercial banks in the first 14 days of April.
Also $26.82 million came through the specialized Bangladesh Agricultural Bank.
However, in March, expatriates sent home $2 billion in remittances through the banking channel.
The remittance inflow increased in March after six months as bankers offered a maximum of Tk117 per dollar when Bangladesh Foreign Exchange Dealers Association (Bafeda) set the rate at Tk107.
Remittance inflow has been recorded below $2 billion since September last year after the Bangladesh Bank reduced the remittance rate to Tk107 from Tk108.
