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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 proposes FTA talks with US
1-Mar-2018     bdnews24
Bangladesh being denied GSP and duty-free quota-free market access now seeks a free trade agreement with the United States as it is graduating to a middle-income country.
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka agree to sign FTA
10-Nov-2016     The Daily Star
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) to boost bilateral trade.
FTA with Malaysia this year: Tofail
19-Jan-2016    
Bangladesh plans to sign a free trade agreement with Malaysia this year to boost bilateral trade, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said yesterday.
Dhaka, KL may ink FTA deal by June next year
15-Jan-2015     Financial Express
Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed has expressed the hope that Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur (KL) would sign a Free Trade Agreement between Malaysia and Bangladesh by middle of next year
Bangladesh complacent in competitive global market
30-Oct-2014    
Bangladesh is, perhaps, the only country in the world which does not have any Free Trade Agreement with important trading countries.
BD to sign FTA with Czech soon: Tofail
30-Sep-2014     Prothom Alo
Bangladesh government has decided to ink a free trade agreement (FTA) with the Czech Republic to expand trade and commerce with the central European country, said Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Monday.
Dhaka's lukewarm response delays FTA signing with KL : Envoy
23-Sep-2014     Financial Express
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.
BD for economic partnership deal with Japan
24-Mar-2014     Financial Express
Bangladesh on Saturday expressed its keen interest in concluding an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with Japan.
Govt looks to sign FTAs with rich nations
7-Mar-2014    
The government plans to sign free trade agreements (FTAs) with developed countries to boost exports following similar moves by India, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said yesterday.
Writ challenging legality of TICFA filed
5-Dec-2013     Financial Express
A writ petition was filed with the High Court in Dhaka Wednesday challenging the legality of the Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (TICFA), signed recently between Bangladesh and the USA.