Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - The flow of inward remittance to the country showed rising trend ahead of the Eid-ul Azha, with the country receiving a total of $1.08 billion till September 26.
The amount is slightly higher than the $1.02 billion, the expatriate Bangladeshis sent home last year prior to the Eid-ul Azha, according to the central bank statistics.
Bangladeshi nationals working abroad sent home US$ 1.16 billion in August last. The amount was lower by $ 331.30 million than the remittance earnings in the previous month. In July last, the remittance was $1.49 billion, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data showed.
BBN/SSR/AD-30Sept14-11:41 am (BST)