Dhaka, Aug. 2 -- Bangladesh is strategising to increase its use of US cotton as an important and much used input in apparel manufacturing, to leverage a new tariff exemption deal with the United States.

This was announced by Mahmud Hasan Khan, President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), at a press briefing at the BGMEA building in Uttara on Saturday.

The briefing was organized by the BGMEA to express gratitude to both the Bangladesh and US governments for their efforts in significantly reducing reciprocal tariffs.

Khan highlighted that the US is Bangladesh's largest export market, accounting for 20 percent of its total exports, with 75 percent of these products being cotton-based. Under the new ...