Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- In the April-June quarter of FY25, Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) sector saw a 7.5-percent decline in raw-material imports, standing at over $3.94 billion from over $4.25 billion in the preceding quarter.

The fourth-quarter (Q4) figure was 43.22 per cent of the Q4 export receipts from RMG, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.

Raw material imports include raw cotton, synthetic fibres, yarns, fabrics, and accessories.

The import value of raw materials was $4.03 billion in the October-December quarter of FY25, accounting for 38.96 per cent of the Q2 RMG export earnings.

Earlier, the import value was $3.89 billion in the July-September quarter of FY25, representing 40.94 per cent of the Q1 RMG export procee...