Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday reaffirmed Bangladesh's strong commitment to cementing bilateral relations with the United States, focusing on trade, investment, energy and development cooperation.
Whiling meeting with Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Brendan Lynch at the Chief Adviser's Office in Tejgaon in the capital, Dr Yunus thanked US for supporting Bangladesh on tariff issue.
"Thank you very much for the support. We are very happy about what has happened. This is the key to our economy," Professor Yunus said.
The US on July 31 lowered the reciprocal tariff rate on Bangladeshi exports to the US from 35 percent to 20 percent. Chief Adviser described it...