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 told reporters this 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 said.
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In reply to a query, he clarified that unlike other regions such as Europe, the United States does not grant any special trade facility like GSP to Bangladesh.
Salman 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.
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