Published: 12:46 AM, 03 July 2026
Export earnings miss target
Bangladesh's export earnings have declined in the 2025-26 fiscal year despite a sharp rebound in June, with receipts falling 0.58 percent from the previous year to $48 billion.
The annual export figure also fell nearly 13 percent short of the government's target of $55 billion.
According to the latest data published by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) on Thursday, export earnings stood at $48.28 billion in FY2024-25, bdnews24 reports.
The overall decline could have been much steeper had exports not rebounded strongly in June.
Exporters earned $4.20 billion in June, up 25.91 percent from $3.334 billion in the same month a year earlier.
The EPB data showed that export earnings had declined for eight consecutive months before recovering in April.
Exports rose to $4.01 billion in April, nearly 33 percent higher than in the corresponding month of the previous year.
However, the momentum did not continue in May.
Export earnings in May stood at $4.40 billion, down 7.07 percent from May of the previous fiscal year.
Analysis of the EPB data indicates that the overall negative export growth in FY2025-26 was mainly driven by weaker performance in the ready-made garments sector, the country's largest export industry.
Ready-made garment exports earned $38.70 billion during the fiscal year, down 1.64 percent from a year earlier.
The sector had earned $39.35 billion in FY2024-25.
