Bangladesh’s merchandise exports rose 6.34 per cent year on year to $13.094 billion in July-September 2026, the first quarter of fiscal 2026-27, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data reported by UNB on 1 October.
September exports alone rose 8.54 per cent to $3.937 billion. Ready-made garments earned $10.578 billion in the quarter, up 6.10 per cent, with knitwear at $5.963 billion and woven garments at $4.614 billion.
Among other sectors, pharmaceuticals grew 40.39 per cent, jute and jute goods 31.55 per cent, light engineering 16.51 per cent, leather 14.74 per cent and home textiles 11.94 per cent, while agricultural products and frozen and live fish recorded negative growth. The United States remained the largest market at $2.591 billion, up 11.34 per cent, followed by the UK ($1.370 billion) and Germany ($1.218 billion). Exports to Türkiye doubled to $210.54 million.
Almost all of these exports leave the country by sea, most through Chattogram port.
Source
- UNB: “Merchandise exports rise 6.34pc to $13.09b in Q1 FY27: EPB” (1 October 2026)
File photo: containers being stacked at Chattogram port. Photo: Moheen Reeyad / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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