Dhaka, March 17 -- Bangladesh rues negative growth in garment exports to its major traditional destinations like the European Union and the United States and in emerging non-traditional ones so long this fiscal year amid external headwinds.

Exporters and trade officials say global trade and tariff tensions and wars cast dampers on demand for clothing all over the export market, throwing exports on a negative trajectory over the last eight months.

Germany, France, Italy, Denmark, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland are billion-dollar markets in the EU.

Shipments to those countries during the eight months of the current fiscal year 2025-26 recorded negative growth ranging from 8.0 per cent to over 12 per cent, save a few where marginal gro...