Bangladesh receives around $24-$27 billion in remittances each year, placing the country firmly among the global top ten, ahead of Nigeria, Vietnam and Indonesia. It is the headline figure every government in Dhaka has, with reason, celebrated over the past two decades. It is also, on closer inspection, a figure that quietly indicts us.

Bangladesh receives around $24-27 billion in remittances each year, placing the country firmly in the global top 10, ahead of Nigeria, Vietnam and Indonesia. It is the headline…

Why Bangladesh punches below its weight in remittance