Regular family support
The transfer that arrives on the same day every month, because a whole household plans around it.
International remittance to Bangladesh
Someone at home is counting on this.
Astha is how people working abroad keep supporting the family they left in Bangladesh. Transfers are made in the Astha app — with the rate, the fee and the amount that will be delivered shown before you confirm anything.
In the appexample
You send500.00 GBP
They get73,850.00 BDT
Fee 2.99 GBPArrives same day
- Rate and fee before you confirm
- Track every transfer in the app
- Support in English and Bangla
Regulated by
Registered entity
Customer rating
Why people send
Every transfer has a reason behind it
Nobody opens a money transfer app because they enjoy exchange rates. They open it because a deadline is coming, a bill is due, or someone at home is waiting. These are the six reasons Astha is built around.
Parents
Rent, medicine, the everyday costs a phone call cannot cover from another country.
A child's education
Fees, books, a hostel deposit — usually with a date attached that cannot move.
Medical and emergencies
The transfer that cannot wait until payday — where speed and a visible status matter most.
Everyday household costs
Groceries, electricity, the gas bill. Small amounts, sent often, where a fee is felt.
Eid, weddings, a new home
The transfers that spike around a date everyone in the family already knows.
Real stories go here, and only real ones
Named customers, in their own words, with written consent. No invented quote, no stock family, no borrowed story.
- Authorisation
- Registered company
- Customer reviews
- SupportEnglish and Bangla
Indicative rate calculator
A quick idea of what arrives
Change the amount, currency and delivery method to see how each choice changes the fee, the delivered amount and the arrival time.
No corridor is published yet, so there is no currency to convert from.
How our rate is set
This page explains, in plain words, where the reference rate comes from, how often it refreshes, what margin Astha applies, and whether a rate is held while you complete a transfer.
Transfers are made in the Astha app, not on this website.
2.5%Government incentive
Money sent through a registered channel earns the government incentive
Bangladesh has paid a cash incentive on inward remittance since 2019 — raised to 2.5% in January 2022 — and it applies to money delivered into bank accounts and licensed mobile wallets, provided the transfer arrives through an officially registered channel. Informal channels do not qualify.
Government policy, not an Astha offer. The figure and its conditions are set by Bangladesh Bank and can change.
Built around what matters
What Astha is designed to get right
These are commitments about how the product behaves, not claims about credentials. Licence, regulator, ratings and volumes appear here only once they are verified.
Clear pricing
The fee and the exchange rate are shown together with the delivered amount, on one screen, before you confirm.
A simple experience
Set up once. Sending again is a short, familiar sequence rather than a form to relearn every month.
Transparent transfer information
Every figure that affects your transfer is written down where you can read it, not buried in terms.
Delivery options that suit the recipient *
Bank deposit, mobile wallet or cash pickup — chosen per recipient, because not everyone at home banks the same way.
Visibility while it travels *
A transfer moves through stages. The app shows which stage yours is at instead of leaving you to guess.
Helpful support
Help in Bangla and English, from people who understand what a delayed transfer means at the other end.
* Published only for services Astha actually supports at launch.
How it works
From download to delivered
Account setup happens once, in the app. After that, sending again is a short sequence.
- 1Step 1
Download the app
Astha is an app-based service. Install it from the App Store or Google Play — the website does not handle transfers.
- 2Step 2
Set up your account
Registration and identity verification are completed in the app. This is a one-time step required of regulated money transfer services.
- 3Step 3
Choose destination and delivery
Pick the recipient in Bangladesh and how the money should reach them. The rate, fee and delivered amount are shown before you confirm.
- 4Step 4
Send and track in the app
Once sent, the transfer's stage is visible in the app until it reaches your recipient.
Paying for your transfer
How you pay, and how they receive
Two separate choices. The first is how the money leaves you; the second is how it reaches your family.
You send
Recipient gets
Astha works from your phone
The website explains the service. Transfers, recipients, tracking and support all live in the app — set up once, then send again in a few taps.
Download on theApp Store
Get it onGoogle Play
The app
Three screens you will actually use
Each one exists to answer a question people ask every month.
The rate and the fee together
Before you confirm, one screen shows the rate, the fee and the exact amount that will be delivered. Never on separate screens.
Saved recipients
Each recipient keeps their own delivery choice — bank, wallet or cash — so you set it once per person, not once per account.
A transfer you can follow
Every transfer has a visible stage and a shareable receipt, so you can show your family what was sent and when.
Repeat last month
The most common transfer is the one you already made. It is one tap from the home screen.
Bangla and English
The whole app, and support, in whichever of the two you prefer.
A named way to get help
Support is reachable from inside the app, with a written complaints procedure behind it rather than a dead-end inbox.
Where we send from
Sending to Bangladesh, from where you live
Each corridor has its own page — the search people actually type is "send money from X to Bangladesh".
Your country is not on this list?
Astha sends from wherever a Bangladeshi lives, into Bangladesh. A country gets its own page here once its fees, limits and accepted identity documents are confirmed — so a country missing from this list means those details are not written up yet, not that Astha cannot send from there. Open the app to see what applies where you are.
Fees & transparency
What you pay, what they receive, when
Three questions, answered in the same place and in the same order every time.
- 01
What you pay
- 02
What they receive
- 03
When they receive it
Fee, rate and delivered amount appear together — never on separate screens. Any third-party deduction is disclosed before payment.
What senders say
Reviews from people who use Astha
This section is built and empty on purpose. Reviews go in when they are real, verified and published on a platform anyone can check.
Security & compliance
Money and identity, handled carefully
The structure below is ready. Each statement is published only once it can be verified against what Astha has actually implemented.
Privacy
What personal data Astha collects, why, and how long it is kept.
Account protection
How access to an account is secured and what happens if a device is lost.
Data protection
How data is stored and transmitted, and who can access it internally.
Support & complaints
How to reach a person, and the written route if something is unresolved.
Compliance information
Licence, supervising authority, AML/CTF approach and how funds are handled.
Deliberately empty. Encryption, monitoring, device protection and safeguarding are not published as claims. They return as specific, verifiable statements once the technical and regulatory implementation is confirmed — an unverifiable security claim is the fastest way for a financial brand to lose trust.
Why Astha
আস্থা means trust. That is the whole business.
A remittance is a promise to someone waiting. So the product is measured against one question: would the person sending, and the person receiving, both feel certain?
That is why the fee sits next to the rate, why a delay is explained rather than hidden, and why this website carries no credential Astha cannot evidence.
Built around the doubts people actually have
The six questions that decide whether someone sends with you a second time.
"Will something be deducted later?"
The total you approve is the total charged. Any deduction at the receiving end is disclosed upfront.
"When will it actually arrive?"
Each delivery method carries a stated arrival window, shown before you pay.
"Can my family receive it their way?"
Bank, wallet or cash — set per recipient, not per account.
"What if it goes wrong?"
A named support route and a written complaints procedure, not a dead-end inbox.
"Can I prove I sent it?"
Every transfer produces a shareable receipt and stays in your history.
"Why not just send it informally?"
A regulated transfer is traceable and recorded — which is exactly what an informal channel cannot offer.
Questions
Before you send the first time
How do I send money with Astha?
Transfers are made in the Astha app, not on this website. Download the app, complete the one-time account setup, add your recipient, and choose how the money should be delivered.
- How are exchange rates determined?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
- Are there any additional fees?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
- Where can I send money from and to?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
- Which delivery methods are available?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
- Does my recipient get the 2.5% government incentive?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
- How do I track a transfer?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
- What happens if a transfer is delayed?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
- Is there a limit on how much I can send?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
- How do I contact support?This will be answered once the service detail is confirmed.
Your first transfer starts in the app
Download Astha, set up your account once, and send to Bangladesh with the rate and the fee in front of you.
Indicative rates only. Final rate is confirmed at the time of transaction.