The tariff talks were very 'comprehensive', touching upon almost all the key aspects of the trade relationships between the two nations, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder on Thursday.

He said this after the first day of the second round of three-day tariff talks between Bangladesh and the United States ended in Washington DC a few hours ago.

Both sides will resume their meeting at 9pm Bangladesh time Thursday. Talks will also be held on Friday, Azad said. Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin led the Bangladesh delegation in Washington DC.

National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman and Telecommunications’s Special Assistant Faiz Ahmed Tayeb joined the talks virtually from Dhaka. Senior Commerce Ministry officials also attended the meeting in the US capital. Senior US officials from agriculture, energy, commerce and copyrights agencies joined the meeting.