BANGLADESH TRADE POLICY SUPPORT
PROGRAMME

Comprehensive
Trade Policy
Of Bangladesh
- Draft Final, 15.09.14 -

Trade Policy Support Programme (TPSP) Project Task Force – HAK Tower (2nd floor)
3/C-1 Karwan Bazar, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................ 6
Preamble ....................................................................................................................................... 10
Chapter 1: Rationale, Objectives and Constituents ..................................................................... 11
1.1 Rationale .............................................................................................................................. 11
1.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 14
1.3

Constituents............................................................................................................... 16

1.3.1

Trade in Goods....................................................................................................... 16

1.3.2

Trade in Services and Investment.......................................................................... 17

1.3.3

Behind the Border Policies .................................................................................... 17

1.3.4

External Market Access and Trade Negotiations................................................... 19

1.3.5

Cross-Cutting Policies ............................................................................................ 19

Chapter 2: Trade Policy in Bangladesh: Areas for Reform towards the Comprehensive Trade
Policy