Dhaka, April 6 -- Bangladesh is exploring US-sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports as part of its strategy to reduce the growing trade deficit with the United States and counter the impact of new tariffs on exports.

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun shared this at a press briefing on Sunday ahead of the upcoming investment summit.

"We've been in discussions with the US since February on how we can reduce the trade deficit," he said.

"One of the major areas in this effort is energy," he added.

He noted that the Donald Trump administration had decided to resume LNG exports and that Bangladesh had already initiated talks with Washington to source gas.

"So, this c...