PTA 2020: A milestone to consolidate mutual interests of Bangladesh and Bhutan

Bangladesh and Bhutan had signed the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) on 6 December 2020 to open up an avenue of mutual interests for giving way to the duty-free entry of a wide range of products from Bangladesh and Bhutan into each other’s markets.

Underlining the importance of the PTA agreement, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hoped that, Bangladesh-Bhutan preferential trade agreement (PTA) would further consolidate the relations between the two neighboring countries for mutual benefit.