Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The country's merchandise exports recorded a 4.61 per cent decline in September 2025 year-on-year to fetch US$3.62 billion, mainly because of negative growth of the largest foreign currency earner--readymade garments.

Bangladesh fetched US$3.80 billion in September 2024, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data released on Sunday.

The country started the current fiscal year with a robust double-digit growth of about 25 per cent in July 2025, which later in August 2025 stumbled as exports fell by 2.93 per cent.

Out of the total US$3.61 billion, RMG fetched US$2.83 billion, marking a 5.66 per cent negative growth compared to that of September 2024 earnings, EPB data revealed.

Within the RMG segment, knitwear expo...