Press Secretary of the Chief Adviser Shafiqul Alam has said the interim government intends to request US authorities to lift the non-disclosure clause when the tariff talks are completed.
He provided the information in a Facebook post on Thursday.
According to sources, the US and Bangladesh signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) on 12 June as the countries began negotiations centring US imposition of tariffs.
News of the NDA sparked a lot of discussion.
At an event on 20 July, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) distinguished fellow Debapriya Bhattacharya said the deal was the first of its kind in Bangladesh's history.
"No partner country has ever provided an NDA document before in Bangladesh's history," he said while speaking at a roundtable discussion titled 'United States Reciprocal Tariff: Which Way Should Bangladesh Go?' organised by Prothom Alo at a hotel in the capital.
Meanwhile, Shafiqul Alam, in his post, also addressed Adviser Farida Akhtar's recent statement expressing concern about the non-disclosure of the draft agreements with the US on tariff.
"She misspoke on this matter. Non-disclosure of draft bilateral agreement is an established diplomatic practice," the press secretary wrote, adding, "The Interim Government is fully committed to ensuring transparency in its work."
Speaking at an event on Wednesday, Farida Akhter had said an FTA means forced trade agreement, or a coerced trade deal—it has no other meaning.
She hinted that the US had ramped up pressure to force some deals through and said the NDA was concerning.
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