Dhaka, June 18 -- Bangladesh's garment industry is seeing promising shifts in its export landscape, with a notable surge in shipments to non-traditional markets.

Data released by the Export Promotion Bureau, compiled by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), reveals that garment exports to these emerging destinations climbed by 6.79 percent year-on-year, reaching $6.04 billion during the July-May period of the fiscal year 2024-25.

Non-traditional markets encompass all destinations outside of the long-standing major buyers: the European Union, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Within this diverse group, India showed significant growth with a 17.35 percent rise in exports, followed by Turk...