Dhaka, Aug. 4 -- Dhaka has sought a two- month-time extension for submitting Bangladesh's position paper on mid-term review of prolonged anti-dumping duty (ADD) imposed by trade-surplus India on Bangladesh's jute-goods exports, sources say.

Apart from this tariff barrier, Bangladesh's external trade, including with the next-door neighbour itself, faces non-tariff barriers (NTBs) like restrictions on third-country and inter-country shipment through Indian routes.

The commerce ministry of Bangladesh has already forwarded the formal request through the Bangladesh high commission in Delhi for the time needed for replies to the issues raised by the Indian side afresh.

Contacted over the trade spat, an official of the ministry said Dhaka cou...