Rather than absorbing the cost or immediately passing it on to consumers, many US apparel retailers and brands have turned to their suppliers in Bangladesh, demanding they share the pain

The tariff will be a bit less if 20% of the cotton used in garment production is sourced from the USA

China, Vietnam and Bangladesh accounted for more than half of US apparel imports from January through May this year

Industry leaders urged the government to urgently address these domestic constraints.

At a roundtable organised by The Daily Star, exporters and an economist urge a swift rethink of trade strategy