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Mohammad Hatem, president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA), said the April export data may be a bit different from the practical field, as most of the garment exporters are saying that their export situation is not good now because of the Iran war and the volatile global supply chain.

Apart from garments, several sectors recorded growth in the July-April period.

Leather and leather goods exports rose 5.95 percent to $988.06 million, jute and jute goods increased 2.52 percent to $702.76 million, and engineering products grew 20.14 percent to $537.50 million.

In the first ten months of the current fiscal year, home textile exports climbed 3.46 percent to $766.08 million. Frozen and live fish, chemical products, plastic goods, carpets and pharmaceuticals also performed well.

However, cotton and cotton products fell 12.76 percent to $427.83 million, non-leather footwear declined 1.98 percent to $437.38 million, and agricultural product exports dropped 4.69 percent to $818.66 million, according to EPB data.