Dhaka, April 7 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sent a letter to US President Donald Trump, urging him to reconsider the newly imposed tariffs on Bangladeshi exports.

In the letter, Yunus urged Trump to "postpone the application of the reciprocal tariff measure on Bangladesh exports to the US for three months."

Speaking at the Investment Summit held at Hotel InterContinental on Monday, Yunus's press aide Shafiqul Alam said the chief advisor assured Trump of Bangladesh's commitment to doing whatever was necessary to help reduce the trade deficit between the two countries.

As part of that commitment, Bangladesh has pledged to increase imports of US agricultural products, lower tariffs on American goods, and remove existing non-tariff ...