Dhaka, July 28 -- Bangladesh orders the purchase of 25 Boeing airplanes from the United States in a tradeoff package to secure a fairer tariff deal as the US administration imposed prohibitive duties on its exports.

Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman Monday apprised reporters at his secretariat office about the big-deal purchase order, and also about last-ditch negotiation mission to Washington.

He said a high-powered delegation is expected to leave Dhaka for the USA this (Monday) afternoon to resume the third round of negotiations with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to avert the jacked-up additional tariff slapped on products exported to the US market from Bangladesh.

The US has given time for a third-phase meeting on t...