Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$ 3,080.53 million remittances during the first two months of the current fiscal 2019-20, which is apparently 12.87 per cent higher than the same period of the preceding year, according to a Bangladesh Bank data.
The country received $2,729.23 million remittances during July to August in 2018-19 financial year, the data added.
According to the central bank data, the country received $1,597.69 million in July and $1,482.84 million in August of the fiscal 2019-20.
But in 2018-19, the country got $1,318.18 million in July and $1,411.05 million in August.