Written by The Banking Post
Bangladesh’s export earnings fell sharply in February, extending the downward trend in the current fiscal year.
According to data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) on Monday, exports declined 12.03 per cent year-on-year to US$4.41 billion in February.
In the same month last year, export receipts stood at US$3.97 billion.
The slowdown also weighed on cumulative performance. During the July–February period of FY26, overall export earnings dropped 3.13 per cent to US$31.90 billion, compared with US$32.94 billion in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year.
The decline was largely driven by weaker shipments from the country’s main export earner — the readymade garment (RMG) sector.
RMG exports fell 13.21 per cent in February to US$2.81 billion, down from US$3.24 billion in the same month a year earlier.
For the first eight months of FY26, RMG earnings decreased 3.73 per cent to US$25.79 billion, compared with US$26.79 billion in the same period of the previous fiscal year, reflecting continued pressure on external demand.
