Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Bangladesh's maiden bilateral free-trade agreement is being signed this month with Japan that will accord 7,379 Bangladeshi products duty-free quota-free (DFQF) market access to world's third-largest economy immediate after the deal-making, officials say.

The deal, coming under the umbrella of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), on the other hand, will enable Japanese products under 1,039 Harmonised System (HS) Line to enjoy the DFQF facility at the same time.

Moreover, Bangladesh offered DFQF facility to Japanese products in 4,843 HS Line under 8-digit arrangement which will be implemented in phases.

Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman told The Financial Express Wednesday that the negotiations had been completed and ...