BD urges USA to grant preferential market access

Bangladesh has urged the United States to grant preferential market access for Bangladeshi products as accorded to other developing countries of the Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States Mohammad Ziauddin made the request when he met Congressman Edward Randall Royce who is currently the Chairman of the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Capitol Hill, on Wednesday. The diplomat said the United States is a major destination for Bangladeshi products, mainly RMG, receiving nearly a fourth of Bangladesh’s total exports, according to a message received here on Thursday. Bangladesh apparels are subjected to high tariff in the United States as opposed to zero tariffs to almost all other least developed countries in the world, he said. Ambassador Ziauddin said Bangladesh has been implementing the US Action Plan to ensure worker’s rights and safety in RMG sector. He said a significant progress has already been made in this sector and the government is steadfast to ensure the labour rights and safety in RMG sector to make the industry productive and sustainable, according to UNB.