Dhaka, July 8 -- The interim government is considering new purchases of Boeing aircraft and military hardware from the United States in a bid to reduce the trade gap and avert the impact of a steep 35 percent supplementary tariff imposed by President Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman said the move is part of Bangladesh's strategy to expand government-level imports from the US in response to tariff pressures, bdnews24.com reports.

Speaking at the Secretariat, he said: "If the US relaxes some of the tariffs to boost trade, we'll provide facilities to increase government procurement from them."

He added, "Most of our national airline's fleet consists of Boeing aircraft. Our infrastructure is also Boeing-compatib...