Assistant US Trade Representative (USTR) Brendan Lynch for South and Central Asia will visit Bangladesh soon, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen said today.

The ambassador shared the information during a meeting with Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir at the commerce ministry’s secretariat office in Dhaka.

Trade experts believe the USTR may discuss various trade-related issues during the visit, as Bangladesh and the USA signed the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade on February 9 this year.

He comes to Bangladesh months after the USTR began investigations into production overcapacity in different sectors across 60 countries, including Bangladesh, and into forced labour practices.

In today’s meeting, various aspects of strengthening bilateral trade, investment, and economic cooperation between Bangladesh and the United States were discussed, according to a statement from the commerce ministry.

The US ambassador noted that expanding bilateral trade would be beneficial for both countries.

The commerce minister said his ministry, along with other relevant ministries, is working on formulating the new Import Policy Order. He expressed hope that the draft of the Import Policy Order 2026 would soon be shared with the business community for feedback.

Both sides expressed interest in further expanding cooperation in trade, investment, and policy matters, the statement read.