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23-Sep-2025
LDC graduation and FTAs will shape Bangladesh’s future: Great caution is needed
Bangladesh is rushing to conclude a large number of bilateral free trade agreements. It will have to make massive concessions in areas critical to its development and future.
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10-Mar-2022 The Business Standard
FTAs top priority in Bangladesh’s post-LDC strategy
While negotiations are underway with the WTO and the EU to get existing trade benefits extended beyond LDC graduation, Bangladesh sign FTAs with Canada, Japan, China, India, South Korea, Russia, and Australia before 2026.
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7-May-2026 TBS News
US-Bangladesh trade deal may obstruct Bangladesh’s renewable energy growth
The US - Bangladesh agreement risks locking Bangladesh into costly LNG dependency, potentially undermining its renewable energy goals and energy security, especially given current renewables capacity of just 1,743 MW—mostly reliant on Chinese solar tech.
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11-May-2026 Banglanews24
EU-India trade deal raises new concerns for Bangladesh apparel sector
Bangladesh’s apparel exporters are facing fresh concern after the European Union and India reached a free trade agreement, a development industry leaders say could intensify competition in Bangladesh’s largest garment export market.
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24-Feb-2026 The Daily Star
Rethinking the Bangladesh-US trade deal following the legal blow
The Bangladesh-US reciprocal trade agreement bundles trade access with tight US control over Bangladesh’s economic sovereignty, enforcing security alignment and restricting Bangladesh’s dealings with other countries.
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18-Feb-2026 The Daily Star
Why the trade agreement with the US is problematic
This agreement is against the national interest and violates Bangladesh’s independence and sovereignty. An agreement signed by a temporary interim government while keeping the people of the country in the dark cannot be considered legitimate.
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19-May-2025 The Business Standard News
US-Bangladesh FTA talks begin, RMG may see major boost
The US has agreed in principle to pursue a FTA with Bangladesh, which could provide duty-free access for Bangladeshi exports, especially in the readymade garments (RMG) sector, boosting trade with the US market.
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29-Mar-2021 Prothom Alo English
New agreement to increase Bangladesh-India trade
Bangladesh and India have begun talks on signing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) to enhance trade relations.
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7-Aug-2024 Kathmandu Post
Nepal-Bangladesh bilateral trade headed for uncertainty
Analysts have warned that the ongoing political turmoil in Bangladesh may disrupt Nepal’s trade, including the signing of the first agreement to export electricity to the energy-hungry nation.
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6-Mar-2026 Prothomalo
Is Bangladesh under diplomatic and psychological pressure over trade deal with US?
Bangladesh should request time for review, monitor the ongoing legal uncertainties, highlight the limitations of its economic capacity, and most importantly inform the United States that the agreement will be reassessed and revised through the national parliament.
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23-Aug-2021 Dhaka Tribune
Bangkok keen to sign FTA with Dhaka
Thailand is interested to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh to increase bilateral trade as tariff and non-tariff barriers stand in the way of promoting business potentials between the two countries.
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17-Oct-2025 BDDigest
US Tariff and Security Agreement: USTR’s letter to Bangladesh hints at trade aggression
The United States is waging a trade and investment war with various countries in the name of reciprocal tariffs, as it tries to pressure importing countries to curb China’s growing export growth.
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20-Oct-2025 The Business Standard
Bangladesh moves to sign FTA with EU to secure post-LDC trade privileges
The interim government of Bangladesh has launched an initiative to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, Bangladesh’s largest export destination, in a bid to safeguard privileged access to its market after graduating from the least developed country (LDC) category in 2026.
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2-Feb-2026 India Today
India-EU FTA unsettles not only Pak but also Bangladesh
The EU–India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has raised concerns in neighboring countries Bangladesh and Pakistan, as it grants Indian goods duty-free access to 93% of the European market. This threatens the competitive advantage these nations have long held in European textile exports, which are vital to their economies.
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24-Oct-2023 The Financial Express
Bangladesh postpones joining China-led RCEP, other blocs
Bangladesh will not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), world’s largest regional free-trade bloc led by China, or any other grouping before the forthcoming general election.
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4-May-2026 The Daily Star
Bangladesh–US trade deal and the test of strategic autonomy
The Bangladesh–US reciprocal trade agreement is shifting from a traditional tariff-focused model to one centered on regulatory convergence and strategic economic alignment, reflecting broader U.S. Indo-Pacific economic goals. The deal raises concerns over national policy autonomy and implicit geopolitical obligations.
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29-Apr-2026 The Daily Star
Is Bangladesh-US trade deal a backdoor for GMO dumping?
The Bangladesh’s Reciprocal Trade Agreement with the United States, effectively opens Bangladesh to unregulated imports of genetically modified (GM) meat and dairy products from highly subsidised US agribusinesses, posing a severe threat to local livestock keepers—mostly rural women—who operate without state support.
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20-Oct-2004
Bangladesh-Nepal Economic Ties
Excerpts from the welcome address of H.E. Huyamun Kabir, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal, at the Bangladesh Trade Fair, 8 October 2004
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28-Jun-2013 Reuters
US suspends trade benefits for Bangladesh over safety
President Barack Obama cut off long-time US trade benefits for Bangladesh on Thursday in a mostly symbolic response to conditions in the country’s garment industry that have cost more than 1,200 lives in the past year.
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27-Nov-2023 The Financial Express
Bangladesh, India agree to conclude CEPA process
Bangladesh and India agree to wrap up negotiations on a much-vaunted comprehensive partnership forum by 2026, trying to give their close cooperation a further fillip.