Dhaka, July 23 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday expressed high hopes that Bangladesh will get a reduced tariff rate for exporting products to the USA.

"We are hoping the tariff will be lowered for us," he said while emerging from the weekly meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) held at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Bangladesh will import some other essential items from the USA, he said, adding, "We will import some other essential items, but will not divulge the items names right now."

The Adviser also said Bangladesh's trade deficit with the USA is very low, like USD 6.5-6.7 billion.

Talking about the decision to import wheat from the USA, he said the government wants to rationalise...