Remittance inflow rose by 78.4 percent year-on-year to $2.25 billion in the first 19 days of March – a trend that is typically observed before Eid festivals in Bangladesh.

On March 19 alone, $132 million in remittance flowed into Bangladesh, according to Bangladesh Bank data.

Between July and March 19 of this year, Bangladesh received $20.74 billion in remittance, which was 27 percent higher than the $16.33 billion received during the same period in the previous year.