Today Mr. Collin Bradley, International Trade Specialist, USDA met Mr Mohahammad Ali Khokon, President BTMA at BTMA Gulshan office. The President BTMA gave a short brief on the textile sectors of Bangladesh & its problems, prospects, and bilateral states with the USA. The BTMA President discussed the problems of cotton export from the USA and he also recommended measures to improve the trade.
Among others, Mr Razeeb Haider, Director BTMA, Mr. Ali Arsalan, Bangladesh Consultant, Cotton Council International, Mr. Md Tanvir Ahmed, Agricultural Specialists, USDA, US Embassy of Bangladesh also attended the meeting.
Mr. Razeeb Haider, Director BTMA during his discussion requested Mr Bradely to extend US’s GSM-102 program for Bangladesh which provides credit guarantees to encourage financing of commercial exports of U.S. agricultural products.