Earnings from merchandise exports from Bangladesh rose 10.37 percent year-on-year to $4.31 billion in September, official figures showed today.

Experts give the credit of a rise in export earnings on the higher shipment of garment items.

It was up 9.51 percent at $13.68 billion in the July-September quarter of the current financial year, according to the Export Promotion Bureau.

The government has set a target to export goods worth $62 billion in the current fiscal year of 2023-24, seeking a 11.59 percent year-on-year growth.

Exports fetched a record $55.56 billion in 2022-23 amid challenging conditions at home and abroad.