Dhaka, June 3 -- Bangladesh has posted a lower trade deficit of $18.22 billion for the first 10 months of the current fiscal year, improving slightly on last year's figures.

The gap stood at $18.70 billion during the same period of FY2023-24.

As per the updated figures released by Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday, the country exported goods and services worth $36.57 billion in the July-April window, marking an 8.60 percent rise from $33.67 billion during the same stretch last year.

Imports rose to $54.79 billion over the 10-month period, up by 4.60 percent from $52.37 billion a year earlier.

CURRENT ACCOUNT

The current account deficit, which captures a country's routine external transactions, has narrowed sharply, reaching $1.39 billion by...