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Bangladesh


While Bangladesh may not appear to be a major player on the bilateral FTA front, it is currently under many pressures and involved in various discussions:

- The government was dealt harsh arrangements from the EU in the two parties’ trade and development cooperation agreement of 2001, through which Dhaka accepted WTO-plus demands

Bangladesh, Algeria sign deal to raise bilateral trade
14-Aug-2020     New Age
Bangladesh and Algeria had agreed to ink an agreement to increase bilateral trade and economic cooperation, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said.
FTA with Bhutan within a month: Munshi
24-Jul-2020     The Daily Star
Bangladesh will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bhutan within the next one month in a bid to increase bilateral trade with the landlocked country in the Eastern Himalayas, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said yesterday.
BD plans signing FTAs with African countries
5-Jul-2020     Financial Express Bangladesh
The government has planned to sign free trade agreements, or FTAs,with some African countries, including Morocco, to boost the country's export earnings, officials said.
Bangladesh, Bhutan to sign preferential trade deal
22-Jun-2020     The Daily Star
Bangladesh and Bhutan on finalised the terms and conditions for signing a preferential trade agreement (PTA) to increase bilateral trade.
Coronavirus halts PTA bid for months
2-Jun-2020     The Financial Express
The signing of preferential trade agreements with Nepal, Bhutan and Indonesia has been delayed for months as the economy is battling the global COVID-19 fallout, officials have said.
Indo-Bangla economic partnership: terms ready to launch jt study on advanced FTA
24-Mar-2020     The Financial Express
Bangladesh and India are set to start a joint study on the signing of an advanced free trade area deal under the banner of comprehensive economic partnership agreement, or CEPA, said officials.
BD-US trade: GSP gone, FTA not in near future
20-Mar-2020     The Financial Express
Early this month, the US-Bangladesh TICFA Council held its fifth meeting in Dhaka. Though there was no concrete outcome in the meeting, media reports suggest that Bangladesh expected some breakthrough in reinstating the GSP.
Bangladesh to sign Free Trade Agreement with Nepal
20-Feb-2020     News on Air
Bangladesh and Nepal have agreed to sign a Free Trade Agreement to enhance trade between the two countries.
FTA being prioritised for trade expansion: minister
21-Oct-2019     New Age Business
Bangladesh gives the highest priority to free trade agreement for expansion of the country’s trade and export, Commerce minister said
FTA with US not viable: government study
16-Sep-2019     New Age Business
Signing a free trade agreement with the United States will not be viable for Bangladesh if the US does not agree to enter into such agreement only on trade in goods, trade officials said referring to a government feasibility study.