Dhaka, April 7 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has written to US President Donald Trump, urging him to delay the implementation of reciprocal tariff measures on Bangladesh for three months.

In a letter, Prof Yunus requested the postponement to allow the interim government sufficient time to implement its initiative aimed at significantly boosting US exports to Bangladesh.

Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder confirmed to UNB regarding the letter.

"We are the first country to take such a pro-active initiative", he said in his letter, citing the visit of High Representative Dr Khalilur Rahman to Washington DC in February.

Ever since, the two sides have been working closely to identify specific action...