Dhaka, April 5 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sat for an emergency meeting amid the traders' concerns following the United States' announcement of increased tariffs on Bangladeshi exports.

The meeting began at 7pm on Saturday at the State Guest House Jamuna, according to the Chief Advisor's Office (CAO).

Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed, Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain, NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur, Chief Advisor's High Representative Khalilur Rahman, Special Envoy Lutfey Siddiqi, Principal Secretary Siraj Uddin Mia, BIDA Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, secretaries of the respective ministries and experts attended the meeting.

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