32-year-old Bangladeshi-American plans a cotton warehouse in Ctg

32-year-old Bangladeshi American Aswar Rahman talking to journalists at a posh local hotel on Saturday 5 September 2026.

The AmeriBangla Corporation, led by 32-year-old Bangladeshi American Aswar Rahman, has unveiled an ambitious strategic roadmap aimed at drastically boosting trade between the United States and Bangladesh, projecting an increase from the current $10 billion to $100 billion by 2045. The corporation has announced a series of interconnected supply-chain, design, and logistics initiatives kicking off this autumn.

Aswar Rahman explained his vision and activities started with the export of three shipments of cotton to Bangladesh textile and garment manufacturers to journalists at a posh hotel in Dhaka on Saturday.

The rollout begins with CottonPort, a digital marketplace for the floating auction of raw US cotton that is officially live as of September 2026. 

The initiative represent a highly integrated push to bind US agricultural output directly with Bangladesh's robust garment manufacturing sector. By offering steep tax and tariff advantages alongside streamlined logistics, the framework seeks to create an aggressive growth corridor for bilateral trade over the next two decades, Aswar Rahman said.

Operating with aligned promotional support from the American Embassy, the platform is designed to directly benefit US farmers. Following this, the company will debut the All American Cotton™ Certification Program at an industry event in Manhattan on October 8. This program is positioned as the sole certification compliant with upcoming US Customs tariff exemptions and the pending Buy American Cotton Act. 

Utilizing industrial reporting, third-party auditing, and state university isotropic testing, it offers end buyers of certified garments a 10-19% reduction in duties alongside an 18% transferable tax credit on raw US cotton content.

Further expanding its reach in October, the corporation will launch the AmeriBangla Cotton Lab in New York City. This incubator will select up to ten emerging New York fashion designers to manufacture their apparel lines in Bangladesh using certified US cotton, yarn, and fabric. To secure the logistics pipeline, the AmeriBangla US Cotton Warehouse will launch in Chittagong on November 11. Starting with an initial inventory of 80-100 metric tons (MT) at a leased location, the operation plans to transition into a permanent facility within the Anwara Free Trade Zone, targeting backing from multiple US federal entities including the USDA, US State Department, and the US EXIM Bank, he added.

GreenWatch Desk