Leading garment producer Bangladesh holds crisis talks on US tariffs


Textile and garment production accounts for about 80 per cent of exports from Bangladesh. - AFP

DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim leader called an emergency meeting on Saturday (April 5) after textile leaders in the world's second-largest garment manufacturing nation said US tariffs were a "massive blow" to the key industry.

Textile and garment production accounts for about 80 per cent of exports in the South Asian country, and the industry has been rebuilding after it was hard hit in a revolution that toppled the government last year.

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