Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A survey supported by two international agencies has found jacked-up US tariff's emerging but uneven business impacts on Bangladesh's garment export as factories mostly linked to the American market are already showing signs of strain.

High market concentration with exports heavily reliant on the European Union and the United States is also identified with mixed impacts. The survey shows EU exposure offers some relief at a time when factories' concentration on the US market is "already in a strained state".

The Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) survey report, titled 'Assessing the early impacts of tariff uncertainty on the garment sector in Bangladesh', was published recently. It is a joint initiative along with the Internat...