Bangladesh’s export earnings dip 4.73% in September

Bangladesh’s export earnings recorded a 4.73 per cent year-on-year decline in September 2025, marking a setback after months of recovery, according to the latest data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) on Sunday. The country earned $3.62 billion from exports last month, down from $3.80 billion in September 2024. The drop comes despite an overall 5.64 per cent increase in export revenue during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (July-September 2025), which saw total earnings reach $12.31 billion, up from $11.65 billion in the same period last year. The September downturn was primarily driven by a contraction in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector, which accounts for over 80 per cent of the country’s export earnings. RMG exports...