Dhaka, April 21 -- The signing of the Bangladesh-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) represents a "defining moment" in the nation's trade diplomacy and a strategic blueprint for economic transformation, according to the International Chamber of Commerce-Bangladesh (ICCB).Financial Express e-paper

In its editorial of the latest News Bulletin for the January-March 2026 quarter, the ICCB highlighted the agreement-- signed on 6 February 2026--as the country's first comprehensive partnership with a developed economy.

The pact marks a pivot from the preferential access enjoyed as a Least Developed Country (LDC) toward a competitive, rules-based global trade framework, according to it.

As Bangladesh prepares for its graduation from LDC...