First day of third-round tariff talks concludes

BSS
Published On: 30 Jul 2025, 14:13 Updated On:30 Jul 2025, 14:44

DHAKA, July 30, 2025 (BSS) - The first day of the third round of the tariff talks with the United States ended in Washington DC today. 

The first day of the third-round tariff negotiations began at about 12:30pm Washington time (10:30pm Dhaka time on Tuesday) and concluded at 5:30 pm Washington Time (3:30am Dhaka time on Wednesday), commerce ministry sources said.

The second day of the tariff talks is expected to begin at 9:00am Washington time, according to a social media post by Golam Mortoza, press minister at the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington.

Led by commerce adviser SK Bashir Uddin, national security adviser Khalilur Rahman, commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman and additional secretary Nazneen Kawshar Chowdhury were also present at the meeting.

Some officials also connected virtually.

On the US side, the talks were led by assistant trade representative Brendan Lynch along with officials responsible for trade and tariffs.

The Embassy of Bangladesh in Washington DC coordinated the entire negotiation process.

A Bangladeshi delegation led by commerce adviser SK Bashir Uddin left Dhaka for Washington on Monday evening to join the third and final-round negotiations on Trump's proposed 35 percent reciprocal tariffs.

 

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