23 missions fail to achieve export target

Twenty-three of the 51 Bangladesh missions abroad have failed to achieve respective export targets for the first eight months (July-February) of the current fiscal (2013-14). The key Bangladesh missions like Washington, London, Ottawa, Canberra and New Delhi failed to achieve their July-February export target while some other important missions -- Berlin, Madrid, Paris, Rome and The Hague -- have been able to reach their target for the period. The overall export earnings for the July-February period of the current fiscal year totalled US$ 19,829.00 million against the strategic target of $ 19,407.15 million having a growth of 2.17 per cent over the strategic target. Of the 51 Bangladesh missions, 28 met their respective export target for the July-February period of the current fiscal (FY14), according to the latest statistics provided by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), a news agency said.