Friday, March 29, 2024

Remittance inflow soars by 19pc in 7 months

Remittance inflow increased by 19.57 per cent to $8.71 billion in the first seven months of the current financial year compared with that of the corresponding period of FY 2011-12 when expatriate Bangladeshis had remitted $7.28 billion, showed Bangladesh Bank data released on Monday. The remittance in January also increased by 7.64 per cent compared ... Read more

NRBs dream own business at home

A majority of the expatriate Bangladeshis living in the Gulf countries such as United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Bahrain want to start their own business upon returning home, a study revealed. A recent survey by Western Union on what the expatriates will do with 100,000 dirhams (Tk 20 lakh), if they win the ... Read more