Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that the USA has shown a positive notion over its reciprocal tariff issue with Bangladesh.
“They (USA) are very positive over the tariff issue,” he said while replying to a question after chairing two separate meetings on the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs and the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat today.
Dr Salehuddin said that during the different engagements with the US side, they have suggested Bangladesh to import LNG under long-term contract.
Regarding the US tariff issue, he said that it was Bangladesh’s concern as the IMF and the World Bank usually lend some billions of funds.
But, many issues are related with the trade relations with the US, he added.
The Finance Adviser said that they have discussed with the US side on how to minimize the trade gap. “We’ve told them that we’ll set up bonded warehouse for importing US cotton, the USA also wants to engage with us in long-term contract for exporting LNG … but, we’ll have to look into the cost of freight.”বিস্তারিত