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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.
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10-Feb-2026 The Economic Times
US-Bangladesh trade deal: Check key terms of the pact agreed between Trump and Yunus
Bangladesh and the United States signed a trade deal to strengthen the bilateral economic relationship, slashing reciprocal tariffs on India’s neighbour to 19 per cent after nine months of negotiations.
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18-May-2026 The Daily Star
Does the US-Bangladesh trade deal mirror colonial economics?
The modern US trade, defense, and energy agreements with Bangladesh mirror the exploitative economic structures of nineteenth-century British colonial rule in India. By conditioning market access on the mandatory purchase of American cotton, military hardware, aircraft, and LNG, these deals subtly compromise Bangladesh’s policy independence.
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30-May-2024 Dhaka Tribune
Malaysia keen to sign FTA, invites Bangladeshis for education, health
Malaysia is keen to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh to increase two-way trade and investment and urges Bangladeshis to explore the international standard of education and healthcare services in Kuala Lumpur.
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8-Apr-2024 Daily Sun
Brazilian FM welcomes Bangladesh’s interest in Preferential Trade Agreement
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira welcomed Bangladesh’s interest in reaching a MERCOSUR-Bangladesh Preferential Trade Agreement during a meeting with Bangladeshi foreign ministry officials in Dhaka.
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5-Dec-2018 The Daily Star
BITs of Bangladesh: Are they national interest friendly?
Bangladesh has about 30 BITs of which those with international arbitration provisions tilt to protect corporate interests more than the national interest of Bangladesh as reflected in the Saipem, Chevron, and Niko arbitrations.
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8-Sep-2021 The Business Standard
Bangladesh decides to join largest trade bloc
Bangladesh has decided to join the world’s largest trading bloc, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), to stay eligible for duty-free trade facilities in the markets of nearly one-third of the global economies after it graduates to a developing nation in 2026.
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8-Oct-2020 Nikkei Asia
US rush to Bangladesh revs up economic race with China
The US has ratcheted up economic diplomacy with Bangladesh, holding its first high-level dialogue virtually and signing an open sky agreement in Dhaka as part of Washington’s blueprint to challenge China’s presence in the region.
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9-Feb-2026 Asia Times
Why US-Bangladesh rushed through a pre-election trade deal
The "Cotton-for-Garments" agreement between Us and Bangladesh offers tariff-free access for apparel proportional to Bangladesh’s import of US raw cotton, aiming to ease increased competition and higher tariffs from the US and regional competitors.
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23-Nov-2012
Bangladesh, Turkey near trade deal
Turkey is offering to pursue a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) with Bangladesh, but the two sides have not taken a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) off the table, officials said at a recent meeting of top economic officials here.
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5-Sep-2023 The Financial Express
Go-ahead awaited for Bangladesh’s accession to RCEP bloc
The go-ahead is awaited from the prime minister’s office for Bangladesh’s accession to an emerging economic bloc encompassing the Asia-Pacific region that represents a third of world GDP.
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20-Apr-2023 Nikkei Asia
Bangladesh holding free trade talks with 11 countries: PM Hasina
Bangladesh is discussing free trade agreements with 11 countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, as the South Asian country seeks new means to promote exports once preferential tariff exemptions expire in three years.
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2-Sep-2011
India plans to delete 48 apparel items from sensitive list to allow Bangladesh garment sector duty-free access
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and chief ministers of eastern and northeastern states will push for a thaw in relations with Bangladesh by talking trade next week. And trade with Bangladesh invariably means textiles.
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21-Apr-2026 The Daily Star
Bangladesh, EU eyeing FTA after partnership deal
Bangladesh and the European Union are eyeing a Free Trade Agreement and an Investment Protection Agreement after the two sides initialled the Partnership Cooperation Agreement in Brussels yesterday.
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28-Oct-2022 The Financial Express
BD’s FTA with EU unlikely
The European Union envoy in Bangladesh ruled out the possibility of signing a free-trade agreement between the bloc and Bangladesh.
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18-Oct-2006 News from Bangladesh
Study suggests Bangladesh to ink FTAs with India, Pakistan
A new study says Bangladesh should sign Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with India and Pakistan, but fails to identify what the FTAs would have in addition to South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA).
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20-Feb-2015 Eurasia Review
Sri Lanka completes feasibility studies for trade agreement with Bangladesh
Sri Lanka says a free trade agreement between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh could boost current levels of bilateral trade by seven-fold and such a FTA is in the works.
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7-Mar-2022 The Financial Express
Beijing for expediting Sino-Bangladesh FTA
The Chinese side said that after graduating from the LDC status, Bangladesh would face a lot of challenges like withdrawal of many trade-related facilities, and in that scenario FTA with China could be a major cushion to offset the shocks.
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13-May-2011
Tariff Commission for FTA with KL
Bangladesh Tariff Commission (BTC) has given a positive signal to the government in striking a bilateral Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement with Malaysia, saying, the proposed deal will boost the country’s export of goods and manpower substantially in Malaysia and encourage latter’s investment in Bangladesh significantly.
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9-May-2022 The India Saga
India finalises draft Economic agreement with Bangladesh to reduce trade deficit significantly
India’s Commerce Ministry has finalized the draft agreement for the proposed Bangladesh –India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.