Bangladesh, Nov. 6 -- Bangladesh saw its current-account deficit widen sharply in the first quarter of the current fiscal year as growing import far outstrips export with cascading fresh pressure on the external balance.

Current account, a key component of the balance of payments (BoP), recorded a deficit of US$1.33 billion during the July-September period of FY2026-27 in a swing from US$821 million in the corresponding quarter a year earlier.

The tipping of balance between incomings and outgoings in terms of foreign trade in goods and services is reflected in the latest BoP data prepared by the central bank.

The data show the widening deficit also dragged down the overall balance-of-payments pendulum.

It swung to a deficit of $1.16 ...