Sangsad Bhaban, April 20 -- Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday informed Parliament that Bangladesh witnessed its highest trade imbalance with India among SAARC member countries, with the gap reaching US$ 7.86 billion in the 2024-25 fiscal year.

"Bangladesh's trade deficit (among SAARC members) with India is the highest. The gap stood at US$ 7.86 billion in FY2024-25," he said, while replying to a starred question from treasury bench member SM Jahangir Hossain (Dhaka-18).

The minister said Bangladesh has also trade deficits with Afghanistan, Bhutan and Pakistan, but it enjoys trade surpluses with Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, among the SAARC countries.

Presenting detailed figures, he said Bangladesh exported goo...