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Remittance from US nearly halved

by Shovongkor Karmakar in Prothom ALo, Oct 7, 2023Bangladesh has seen a drop in the inflow of remittance from seven out of the top 10 destinations with remittance from the US, the second largest source, falling to nearly half, according to an analysis of data from Bangladesh Bank on remittance received in the first quarter (July-September) half of the current fiscal reveals. A dollar crisis hit the country following the Russian-Ukraine War, creating pressure on…

Bangladesh’s per capita debt Tk 95,019

report in The Daily Star, July 14, 2023Bangladesh’s domestic and external debt stands at around Tk 16.14 lakh crore, according to the latest report of Bangladesh Bank. As a result, the per capita debt of people stands at Tk 95,019. But income is still higher than per capita debt. The current annual per capita income of the people of the country is USD 2,793, which is around Tk 3.3 lakh in Bangladeshi currency. Though Bangladesh…