Dhaka, July 14 -- During recent tariff negotiations in Washington, the United States proposed the establishment of a broader "framework agreement" with Bangladesh that would address its evolving security concerns, officials and experts have revealed.

Sharing the development with the media on Sunday, Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan said Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin, who led the Bangladesh delegation during the tariff talks in Washington DC last week, will elaborate on the issue when he returns home.

Analysts point to the deepening bilateral dynamics, where Washington seeks Dhaka's strategic alignment-particularly in the Indo?Pacific region-to counter increasing Chinese influence through infrastructure investment and local acquis...