Dhaka, March 4 -- The US has said it needs Bangladesh to remove certain "non-tariff barriers" to boost American investment in the country.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs S Paul Kapur raised the issue during a meeting with Commerce, Industry, Textiles and Jute Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir.

The meeting was held at the Minister for Commerce's office at the Secretariat on Wednesday. US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen and Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman also attended the meeting.

Afterwards, Muktadir told the media that the US is Bangladesh's "largest single country" trading partner.

He said that general discussions were held on various issues including economic relations, trade rel...