Trump announces 35% tariff on products from Bangladesh

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has announced a 35 per cent tariff on products imported from Bangladesh.

The Trump administration sent the first tranche of “letters” to various countries on Monday, detailing the tariffs that the US will impose on products from them.

The countries that got these letters, signed by Trump, were Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and Tunisia.