In the first seven months of fiscal ending June 30, 2024, Bangladeshi apparel exports rose 3.45 per cent from US $27.41 billion in the comparable period of previous fiscal to $28.36 billion. Among these, exports of knitwear were $16.17 billion between July and January, up 8.15 percent and woven
Bangladesh apparel exporters are facing a crisis over the government’s decision to withdraw cash subsidies for five clothing products, which make up for 55 percent of the sector’s exports. Along with the garment industry, the Bangladesh government had reduced incentives for other export sectors ahead of the country’s scheduled withdrawal from least developed country (LDC)
A Bangladesh study has found that if challenges faced by industry are resolved, exports of the country’s manmade fibre (MMF) apparels can double to US $19 billion by 2025 from the present $8.5 billion. The Economic Relations Division (ERD) study was done based on the present worldwide market share and export forecast of 20 types […]
In the six year period between 2018 and 2023, Bangladesh apparel exports surged from US $32.93 billion in 2018 to $47.39 billion in 2023, posting a significant growth of 43.91 percent in the six years. “Overseas shipments of Bangladesh garments grew to $33.07 billion in 2019, but due to the start of the pandemic, these […]
In the first 10 months of 2023, Bangladesh has retained its position as the top exporter of apparels and accessories to the UK market in terms of volume. Data from Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) said that Bangladesh shipped 178.39 million kg of apparels to the UK compared to 159.25 million kg exported […]
The Bangladesh garment export industry aims to expand its woollen garment exports in the next five years and propel them by 10 times from the current US $100 million. This development comes in the background of Australia, the world’s biggest wool producer, is targeting Bangladesh as an alternative to China for its wool processing. “Bangladesh […]
For the first time in knitwear clothing imports, EU’s import from Bangladesh has exceeded the share of any other country during the first nine months of 2023, both in value and volume. Between January and September, EU’s knitwear import from Bangladesh amounted to US $9 billion as against $8.96 billion from China in value. While, […]
In the first ten months of 2023, Bangladesh’s garment exports to the US totaled US $6.35 billion plunging by 24.75 percent year on year. In volume terms, apparel overseas shipments to the US between January and October dropped higher at 29.51 percent to 1.95 billion square metres from 2.41 billion square metres in the same […]
A US based fashion garment buyer has issued a letter of credit (LC) to a Bangladesh garment exporter, with the condition, that it will not pay the amount or take delivery, if US enforces sanctions on Bangladesh. As per Prothomolo, this development was confirmed by Faruque Hassan, President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters […]
The Bangladesh Bank’s (BB) latest quarterly review on the garment sector informs that Bangladesh garment exports may face various challenges in the next few months of the current fiscal year. The central bank of Bangladesh attributed the challenges to global economic volatility, high inflation, uncertainties over the geo-economic landscape and low productivity. “Reducing