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Trade ties with US won't be upset by visa policy: Salman Rahman

Special Correspondent Trade 2023-09-23, 11:50pm

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Salman F Rahman talking to reporters after a meeting with a delegation of the US Chamber of Commerce in Dhaka recently.



Dhaka, Sept 23 - Private Industry and Investment Adviser to Prime Minister Salman F Rahman on Saturday said the US visa policy for Bangladesh will not disrupt the trade relation between the two countries.

He said this to reporters after attending the ICURP Conference held in a city hotel on Saturday.

Salman said that the USA is the most prominent market for Bangladesh's RMG industry, where Bangladeshi products enter at a competitive tax of 15.5 percent. Bangladesh is not getting any extra privileges in that market, he added.

Replying to a query, Salman clarified that unlike other regions such as Europe, the United States does not grant any special trade facility like GSP to Bangladesh.

He welcomed the US visa policy in addressing potential obstructions to the electoral process while asserting that the policy aims to target not only obstacles but also instances of violence in election time.-UNB