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21-Nov-2025 The Financial Express
Bangladesh begins gap analysis to fit in RCEP trade standards
Bangladesh begins a critical gap analysis of its economic strengths for aligning its trade policies with protocols of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for joining the world’s largest trade bloc.
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31-Mar-2026 The Bangladesh Today
NZ proposes FTA with Bangladesh to boost trade ties
New Zealand has proposed initiating negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement with Bangladesh to significantly expand trade and investment between the two nations.
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8-Oct-2018 Dhaka Tribune
Brazil keen to sign FTA with Bangladesh
The signing of FTA will open a new avenue for Bangladeshi goods in the Latin American country.
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12-Jan-2023 Dhaka Tribune
US wants Bangladesh to join Indo-Pacific Strategy
The US has been persuading Bangladesh to join in the Indo-Pacific Strategy, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, commonly known as the “Quad”, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).
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20-Feb-2026 The Daily Star
Bangladesh signs first economic partnership deal with Japan
Bangladesh signed the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan, marking the country’s first-ever EPA with any nation.
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10-Mar-2021 The Kathmandu Post
Nepal-Bangladesh trade pact stuck over other duties or charges
Nepali officials said a trade deal between the two neighbours was unlikely until the other duties or charges on listed goods is dropped to zero.
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15-Sep-2021 The Business Standard
Bangladesh, Australia sign trade, investment agreement
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and his counterpart Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Dan Tehan signed a framework on trade and investment between Bangladesh and Australia on Wednesday.
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5-Jun-2005 Daily Star
Bangladesh to propose FTA with Malaysia
Bangladesh will propose a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia in Bangladesh-Malaysia Joint Commission meeting to be held on June 6-7, after a break of 10 years.
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23-Sep-2014 Financial Express
Dhaka’s lukewarm response delays FTA signing with KL : Envoy
The planned free-trade agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and Malaysia for enhancing bilateral trade and economic cooperation could not be signed for lukewarm response from Dhaka, the Malaysian envoy said Monday.
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5-Dec-2023 Bangkok Post
Ministry eyeing FTA with Bangladesh
Thailand is keen to improve trade and investment relations with Bangladesh, with the aim of establishing a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries as soon as possible.
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4-Jan-2022 The Financial Express Bangladesh
Dhaka to focus on removal of non-tariff barriers, at India-Bangladesh talks
Bangladesh and India were now jointly studying the pros and cons of signing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement.
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29-Apr-2024 Bangkok Post
Thailand looks to sign trade agreement with Bangladesh
Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Sunday that Thailand and Bangladesh are now looking forward to expanding trade and investments after agreeing to initiate talks toward signing their first free trade agreement (FTA).
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25-Apr-2022 The Daily Star
Bangladesh wants to sign CEPA with India in a year
Bangladesh is keen to clinch a Free Trade Agreement not only with India but also with Indonesia and Sri Lanka in a year.
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14-Oct-2021 Business Standard
India ready for negotiations of comprehensive economic pact with Bangladesh, says Envoy
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami has said that the proposed CEPA between two countries is a "win-win" situation and India is ready for negotiations as early as January 2022.
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26-Apr-2021 The Daily Star
Negotiating CEPAs: the challenges ahead
In recent times, the discussion on CEPAs has gained considerable traction in Bangladesh. Policymakers and trade officials have mooted the idea of signing CEPAs with a number of Bangladesh’s trading partners.
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16-Feb-2026 The Express Tribune
What Bangladesh-US deal reveals about trade politics
The recently concluded Bangladesh-United States trade agreement underscores a familiar reality of contemporary trade diplomacy: when negotiating with Washington, leverage matters more than aspirations.
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14-Aug-2005 Financial Express
FTA won’t be enough to narrow trade gap with India, say experts
A group of international experts said Saturday at a workshop that mere increase in volume of trade under the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would not be enough to reduce the huge trade imbalance between Bangladesh and India.
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24-Jan-2018 bdnews24
Thailand proposes FTA talks with Bangladesh
Thailand has proposed to start Free Trade Agreement or FTA talks with Bangladesh as Bangkok wants to enhance the economic cooperation with Dhaka.
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14-Aug-2020 New Age
Bangladesh, Algeria sign deal to raise bilateral trade
Bangladesh and Algeria had agreed to ink an agreement to increase bilateral trade and economic cooperation, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said.
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19-Mar-2006
Sikri pins high hope on trade boost
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Veena Sikri pinned high hope on Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s India visit beginning today in boosting trade between the two South Asian neighbours.