, March 12 -- Mahmud Hasan Khan, President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), on Thursday termed the inclusion of Bangladesh in a US investigation into overcapacity and overproduction in the manufacturing sector as "uncomfortable."

Reacting to the announcement by the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), the BGMEA president stated that there is "no logical basis" for including Bangladesh in the list of 16 countries targeted for the probe.

The investigation, initiated under Section 301 of the US Trade Act of 1974, aims to determine whether the policies, acts, or production structures of these countries are "unreasonable or discriminatory" and if they burden or restrict US commerc...