Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Thursday informed Parliament that Bangladesh earned $44.17 billion from exports of its principal products during the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Replying to a written question from treasury bench MP Selina Sultana (reserved seat-35), the minister said the earnings accounted for 91.48 percent of the country's total export income during the fiscal year.

He said Bangladesh exported 812 products to 202 destinations worldwide during FY2024-25, with the US, Germany and the United Kingdom remaining among the country's largest export markets.

Other major export destinations include Spain, France, the Netherlands, Poland, India, Italy, Canada, Japan, Denmark, Australia, Sweden, Belgium, China, Türkiye, South Korea, Mexico and Russia.

The minister said the country's principal export items during the July-June period of FY2024-25 were woven garments, knitwear, home textiles, frozen and live fish, agricultural products, jute and jute goods, leather and leather products, footwear, and engineering products.