Bangladesh is the second largest garments exporter in the world and more than 40 lakh people are engaged by this industry out of which 65 per cent are women, he told the delegation.

"We are working to establish 100 special economic zones across the country. Bangladesh will graduate from the least developed countries (LDC) status in 2026. We are working to make trade agreements like PTA or FTA to get trade benefits from different countries after the post-LDC period," Munshi was quoted as saying by a domestic news agency.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)