Dhaka, May 9 -- Some 14 garment exporters did not get payment worth US$7.6 million despite shipping apparel goods to Russia for last one year due to transaction complexities.

"Though there was a move to bring the money into the country through China, the measure failed," Mohammad Hatem, president of Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), has said.

He requested the government for required measure in this connection proposing adjustment of the stuck amount against Bangladesh's dues for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant or introducing a barter system.

Buyers failed to make payment due to transaction complications following US sanctions imposed after the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war, he said.

Mr Hatem was sp...