Bangladesh, Feb. 9 -- Exports of leather and leather items have maintained a downtrend this fiscal as local manufacturers continue to bear the brunt of environmental non-compliance.
Bangladesh exported leather and leather goods worth of US$ 626.54 million during the first seven months of the current fiscal, according to the latest statistics of the state-run Export Promotion Bureau.
This figure is more than 11 per cent lower than what the country shipped during the same period last year.
The figure is also 3.0 per cent lower than the strategic export target the country set for leather and leather goods for the fiscal year, 2019.
This decline in leather and leather goods export is not something out of the blue. During the last fiscal, th...