Bangladesh seeks duty-free access for its goods to the US
Bangladesh requested the Trump administration give duty-free access to help the south Asian country ship more goods to the US.
Bangladesh Ambassador to the US Mohammad Ziauddin made the plea during a meeting with US Republican Senator Roger Wicker in Washington DC last week.
Wicker of Mississippi is a member on the commerce, science and transportation committee of the US Senate.
During the meeting, the ambassador hoped for further close bilateral ties between the two countries, the Bangladesh embassy in the US said in a statement.
Currently, only 34 African least-developed countries are benefited from the duty-free access to the US, Ziauddin said.
Bangladesh has been kept out of such duty benefit despite being a least-developed country, he said.
The ambassador noted that there is a sense of deprivation among the rest of the LDCs and he sought justice from the US, according to the statement.
The duty benefit would help the country be economically stronger with the export of more products, especially from the garment sector, where more than four million women work at present.
Ziauddin mentioned Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's “zero tolerance” stance against all forms of extremism and terrorism in Bangladesh and beyond.
He also shed light on the existing counter terrorism cooperation of Bangladesh with the US, India and other neighbouring countries.
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