First four months' remittances up by 6.9pc: Muhith

The remittance of the first four months until October in the current fiscal 2017-2018 surged by 6.9 per cent more compared to the remittance in the corresponding period of the last fiscal 2016-2017, reports BSS.

Finance Minister Abul Mal Abdul Muhith said this while replying to a query in Parliament Tuesday.

Muhith further said the government has a plan to open the branches of the Expatriate Welfare Bank (EWB) at the upazila level.

"The government has a plan to open the branch of the Expatriate Welfare Bank gradually at the upazila level," said the minister while replying to another query.