Dhaka, April 13 -- Apparel industry leaders have urged the government to reduce the trade imbalance between Bangladesh and the United States and emphasized the need to offer an additional incentive to help offset the higher cost of importing cotton from the United States.They made the appeal at a discussion, titled "BAYLA Roadmap 2030: Resetting the Competitive Edge, Rethinking Bangladesh's Apparel Industry", organised by the Bangladesh Apparel Youth Leaders Association (BAYLA) held at a hotel in the capital yesterday.The industry leaders also put emphasis on addressing high air freight costs and inefficiencies at ports to expedite further the trade growth.Mohammad Hatem, president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters As...