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September remittances rise year on year as monthly inflows ease
September brought about $2.77 billion through formal channels, while July–September remittances were 13.3% above a year earlier.
Bangladesh received about US$2.77 billion in remittances in September 2026, roughly 3% more than a year earlier, according to Bangladesh Bank figures reported by The Daily Star, Daily Sun and The Daily Observer.
The month brought in US$2.766 billion, The Daily Observer reported. September receipts were lower than August’s roughly US$2.97 billion. The figures therefore show two different movements: growth compared with September last year, but a decline from the previous month.
For July–September, the opening quarter of the 2026–27 financial year, remittances totalled about US$8.59 billion. That was 13.3% above the corresponding quarter a year earlier, the three outlets reported.
The monthly slowdown should be read alongside that stronger quarterly comparison. These figures describe money recorded through formal channels; they do not measure every transfer to Bangladesh.
Sources and verification
This brief draws on three separately published media reports of the same Bangladesh Bank release. They share an official data source, rather than representing three independent measurements.
