Dhaka, July 10 -- Bangladesh has proposed to increase imports from the US on the first day of tariff talks between the two countries, a Bangladeshi official said on Thursday.

"Bangladesh, on the first day of the tariff talks, has proposed to import more cotton, oil, Boeing aircraft, soybeans, etc., from the United States," the Bangladeshi official who participated in the talks told ANI over the phone.

"The United States has requested Bangladesh to invest in its country, particularly by relocating its garment manufacturing lines to the United States... The US also called for effective steps to protect the rights of workers in the garment industry in Bangladesh," the official said.

"We appreciated the US proposals to relocate the garment...