Dhaka receives the highest remittance of US$9.88 billion among 64 districts in Bangladesh

Dhaka district received the highest remittance of US$9.88 billion during the first nine months, from July 2025 to March 2026 of the current financial year ending June 2026, out of the total US$26.21 billion received by Bangladesh while Lalmonirhat district clocked US13.4 million during the same period, according to a latest report by Bngladesh Bank, the country’s central bank.

Chottogram District stands at a distant second largest recipient of remittances registering US$2.39 billion while Cumilla and Sylhet districts received US$1.49 billion and US$1.16 billion respectively in the same period. In addition to the amount remitted to each district, the remittance flow chart also reflects the level of migrant worker from each district living outside Bangladesh.

Bangladeshis remitted US$3.75 billion – highest monthly remittances recorded – in the month of March 2026 – when the Gulf countries came under Iranian missile and drone attacks.
“However, what might have prompted the Bangladeshi expatriates to remit a high amount of remittances is due to the Eid Al Fitr festival – that all of the 87 percent Muslim population of Bangladesh celebrate with the best of their abilities, spending money on new clothes, rich food and outings,” said a Dubai-based business analyst requesting anonymity.

“The regional uncertainty had added fuel to fire, resulting in more remittance due to uncertainty. However, the average monthly remittance currently hovering above the US$3 billion mark since December 2025 that reflects an increased number of migrants remitting money back home.”

The number of Bangladeshi expatriates has crossed 15 million spread all over the world, including more than half concentrated in the six GCC countries, USA, Canada, UK, Australia and European Union countries.
Bangladesh is divided into eight Divisions and 64 Districts. The Dhaka Division that includes 13 districts, recorded US$13.59 billion remittances, while Chottogram Division with 11 districts clocked US$7.29 billion and Sylhet with four districts received US$2.15 billion. Rangpur Division with 8 districts received the lowest US$291.2 million while four districts of Mymensigh Division received US$431.7 million.

Non-Resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) from Chottogram, Sylhet and Noakhali dominate the NRBs in the Gulf, who remit the bulk of the remittances, while NRBs scattered in North America, Europe, Australia and Far East comes from all other districts – although their beneficiaries are heavily concentrated in Dhaka – the capital city of Bangladesh that hosts more than 20 million people.