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Saudi Arabia becomes Bangladesh's leading remittance source

SE24 Desk

 Published: 14:36, 24 November 2025

Saudi Arabia becomes Bangladesh's leading remittance source

Saudi Arabia has emerged as Bangladesh’s largest source of remittances in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, with inflows rising 43.7% to $1.2 billion — up from $859 million during the same period last year.

The United States, which topped the full-year remittance chart in FY2024-25 with $4.7 billion, has fallen behind in the Q1 FY26 rankings. 

Still, Bangladesh’s overall remittances grew 16% year-on-year, reaching $7.6 billion between July and September of FY2025-26.