The member countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), of which Bangladesh is an integral part, are all set to finalise the much-needed pending issues, including that related to determination of rules of origin of goods, product-specific rules (PSR) and operational certification procedure, in October.
Media reports claimed this while adding the regional multilateral organisation has to this end had requested Bangladesh to propose a suitable date for holding the 21st Meeting of the BIMSTEC Working Group on Rules of Origin even if it has also been mooted to discuss and finalise the matters for the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area agreement as well.
The meeting in this direction is, reportedly, expected to be held virtually on 18-19 October.
