{
  "id": 16473857,
  "title": "Trade deficit widens by 34%, hits 3-year high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/trade-deficit-widens-by-34-hits-3-year-high",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T12:22:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/422884/trade-deficit-widens-by-34%25-hits-3-year-high"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Despite growing trade and investment opportunities across Asian markets, Bangladesh’s export earnings are failing to keep pace. On the contrary, rising import expenditure has pushed the trade deficit in goods to its highest level in three years. In FY26, the country's merchandise imports grew by 10.5%, while export earnings saw a slight decline. As a result, the gap between imports and... Details",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}