Dhaka, May 7 -- Bangladesh's apparel exports to the United States, its single-largest market, recorded a double-digit growth both in value and volume during the first quarter of 2025.

The country's readymade-garment exports fetched US$2.22 billion from the US market during the January-March period of 2025, marking 26.66-percent growth from US$1.75 billion in the corresponding period of 2024, according to the data released on Tuesday by OTEXA, an affiliate of the US Department of Commerce.

In terms of quantity, shipments came to 733.98 million square metres of apparel in a 25.24-percent growth over 586.04 million square metres in the corresponding period of 2024.

Industry experts attributed export rise to the improved US market and the ...