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Will shipping chaos cost Bangladesh the Gulf Eid exports?

13 Mar '26
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Will shipping chaos cost Bangladesh the Gulf Eid exports?
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  • Accounting for about 2 per cent of Bangladesh's apparel exports, the Middle East is considered a promising and emerging non-traditional market, but the Iran conflict is threatening pre-Eid shipments.
  • Owing to shipping issues, many export consignments were reportedly being held up.
  • The disruption is also beginning to tighten Bangladesh's import supply chains.

Cartons are packed, and orders are ready, but the ships that should be carrying those festive garments to Gulf markets are not moving.

The crisis gripping West Asia and the choking of the Strait of Hormuz, thanks to the Iran conflict, has sent shockwaves through global shipping, and Bangladesh’s garment industry is also feeling the tremors. The military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran have triggered one of the most severe disruptions to Gulf container shipping in decades.

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