The first day of the second round of three-day tariff talks between Bangladesh and the United States ended in Washington DC on Wednesday.

The talks were very comprehensive, touching upon almost all the key aspects of the trade relationships between the two nations, according to a message received here this morning.

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin led the Bangladesh delegation in Washington DC. National Security Adviser Dr. Khalilur Rahman, the Chief Adviser's Special Assistant on ICT and Telecommunications, Faiz Ahmed Tayeb joined the talks virtually from Dhaka.

Senior Commerce Ministry officials also attended the meeting in the US capital.

Senior US officials from agriculture, energy, commerce and copyrights agencies joined the meeting.

Both sides will resume their meeting at 9pm Bangladesh time on Thursday. The talks will also be held on Friday.