Dhaka, May 6 -- A United States International Trade Commission (USITC) delegation on Sunday met with SM Mannan (Kochi) President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).

The delegation included Erika Bethmann, International Economist, and Mary Roop, International Trade Analyst, alongside Joseph Giblin, Economic Unit Chief from the US Embassy in Dhaka, according to a statement.

The purpose of the USITC visit is a fact-finding mission to gather statistical and qualitative information underlying the competitiveness of the apparel industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, and Pakistan, all of which are currently leading suppliers to the US market.

BGMEA Vice Presidents Miran Ali and Abdullah Hi...