Dhaka, March 14 -- Bangladesh is among 60 countries coming under latest two-pronged US trade scrutiny over forced labour and industrial overcapacity, hot on the heels of tariff wars.

The United States launched Thursday investigations into 60 countries that also include China, India and the European Union over what is stated as failure to act on forced labour.

The probe move came a day after US trade ambassador Jamieson Greer launched a trade investigation into the manufacturing sectors of 16 economies, including Bangladesh, over excess industrial capacity and production in these countries that are said to be undermining US industrialisation efforts.

Initiated by the US Trade Representative (USTR), the Thursday-launched investigations u...