Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladesh has sought preferential and duty-free quota-free market access for Bangladeshi exportable, including apparels, into the British market until 2032 to support the sustainable LDC transition.

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud discussed the issue when UK Minister of State for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan met him at his office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday afternoon.

"Useful discussions with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on a wide range of mutually important policy areas - from energy transition to human rights and democracy, migration and Rohingya challenges, to LDC transition in 2026 and the future trade growth," the British Minister said after the meeting.

He apprised the British S...