Dhaka, July 30 -- As Bangladesh has planned to purchase 25 Boeing aircraft as part of a strategic move to persuade US to lower tariffs on the country, aviation experts have urged the government to prioritise economic and operational viability of the big purchase.

They find it as a government strategy to deal with the US pressure by deepening commercial ties with Washington as the US is set to impose a 35% tariff on Bangladesh's export items from August 1.

"We have included Boeing aircraft in the list of products to purchase to reduce the trade deficit with the US. We plan to acquire 25 aircraft from Boeing, and the deal will be implemented gradually," Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman told UNB.

He said recent agreements to purchase wh...