Dhaka, May 3 -- China has further consolidated its position as Bangladesh's largest import source, with its share of the South Asian country's import basket having grown significantly during the October-December quarter of 2024, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

In December 2024, China accounted for 28.57 per cent of Bangladesh's total imports -- up by 5.51 percentage points from the same month a year earlier.

The upward trend was consistent throughout the quarter: in November, China's share was 28.12 per cent (up by 5.43 points year-on-year), and in October it peaked at 29.95 per cent (a 7.44-point rise).

This sustained growth reflects both the increasing dependency of Bangladeshi industries on Chinese raw materi...