Dhaka, April 29 -- Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana has questioned the validity of a trade agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States, demanding that the document be placed before parliament for review.

On Wednesday, she took the floor after the Prime Minister's Questions session in parliament, presided over by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, and spoke on the issue.

She said the agreement had been signed ahead of the national election, objections were raised at the time over clauses seen as against Bangladesh's interests, and the government still has the option to cancel it within 60 days if it chooses.

Rumeen noted that a meeting took place the previous day between the US ambassador and the commerce minister, where the en...