New Delhi, April 7 -- Bangladesh has urged the United States to delay imposition of 37% tariff on imports from the South Asian country for three months.

Citing efforts to boost imports from the US, Bangladesh's interim head Muhammad Yunus has written a letter to US President Donald Trump, requesting a relief for three months.

Outlining steps Bangladesh has already taken to strengthen bilateral trade, Yunus wrote in the letter: "We are the first country to take such a pro-active initiative."

He referred to the February visit of Bangladesh's representative, Khalilur Rahman, to Washington to begin trade discussions. Since then, officials from both countries have been working to identify specific actions that can quickly boost American exp...