Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s leather sector to focus on a visible, vocal and responsible strategy
“It’s our time to be visible, vocal and responsible” was the main outcome of a roundtable hosted by sector-focused knowledge platform Footwear Exchange to mark World Leather Day 2025
World Leather Day 2025 aims to invite a closer look at leather
Taking place on the 26th of April 2025, this year’s celebrations will focus on the theme 'Beyond The Surface', designed to encourage a deeper look at leather and challenge misconceptions
Bangladeshi leather footwear exports continue to grow
Leather footwear exports are underpinning the positive performance of the leather industry in the fiscal year 2024-2025, according to the Export Promotion Bureau of the Government of Bangladesh
Leather footwear drives positive performance of Bangladesh’s leather industry
Between July and December 2024, Bangladeshi leather footwear exports were up by 30% year-on-year, countering the negative performance of leather goods and finished leather exports
Bangladesh leather exports on the decline
It seems that the year 2023-2024 won’t be a positive one for Bangladesh’s leather exports. With one month left to the end of the year, total leather exports have declined by 14.17% year-over-year
Bangladeshi leather footwear exports continue to fall
The downward trend continues. Bangladesh’s leather footwear exports fell by around 27% year-on-year in the nine months to March 2024, leading to a decline in the overall leather exports
Bangladesh Central Bank lowers export incentives
Bangladesh has announced cuts to export incentives in almost all sectors as the country prepares to exit Least Developed Country status in 2026. The leather industry is one of the hardest hit
Bangladeshi leather footwear exports down by 33%
In the first half of the fiscal year 2023-2024, Bangladesh’s leather footwear exports fell by 33% year-over-year, leading to an overall decline in the country’s leather exports
Bangladeshi leather exports on a downward trend
Bangladesh's leather exports have been on a downward trend, mainly due to the performance of the leather footwear segment, whose exports fell by 34.75% year-on-year from July to November
Bangladesh’s leather footwear exports fall by 33%
Bangladeshi leather exports declined by 18.44% between July and September, as compared to the same period of last fiscal year, with the leather footwear segment suffering the biggest blow
Bangladeshi leather exports decline
From July to August, Bangladesh posted a 12.73% decline in leather exports, as compared to the same period of last fiscal year. Only the leather goods segment grew in the period
Bangladesh: leather exports register a small growth
From July to March 2023, Bangladeshi’s total leather exports increased only by 2.56% year-over-year, reflecting a deceleration in the category exports since the start of the year
Bangladeshi leather exports miss strategic targets set
From July to February 2023, the Asian country's total leather exports totalled 832.4 million US dollars, up by 6.05% year-over-year, but down by 9.98% from the target set for the period
International Accord arrives in Pakistan
The Pakistan Accord, expected to go into action in the upcoming spring, will address working conditions and safety within the textile and garment supply chains of brands sourcing in Pakistan
Bangladeshi leather footwear exports exceed strategic target set
From July through November 2022, leather footwear exports were the only ones among the leather sector to exceed the strategic target set for the period, whereas all the others fell short-
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