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Vol. 2, No. 2; 2020 

ISSN 2641-4937     E-ISSN 2641-4953 

Published by American Center of Science and Education, USA 

 

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Bilateral Export Trading Analysis between Bangladesh and China: 

Opportunities and Prospects 

 
Mukut Sikder   

 College of Finance and Economics  

Gansu Agricultural University 

Lanzhou, China 

E-mail: sikdermukut@outlook.com 

 

 

Xuecheng Dou PhD 

Professor 

College of Finance and Economics 

Gansu Agricultural University 

  Lanzhou, China  

E-mail: tigerzyx@163.com 

 

 

Abstract 

The predominant of multilateral international business between Bangladesh and China has expanded significantly in 

current times. The business friendship between two partners in improving across will deliver much assistance to the 
economy of both nations. However, some of the researchers have properly explored the familiarity between these 

countries. The initial objective is to emphasize and highlights the international export trade between these two 

partners, particularly, the opportunities in and importance of principal aptitude of trade. To detail the business 

model, we here apply the trade intensity index. The findings have been used to find strong areas for future 

contributions between these two partners to strengthen the economy and to seek diplomacy involvement for ongoing 

trade and monetary prosperity.  

 

Keywords: Bangladesh, China, Trade Intensity, Opportunity, Prosperity. 

1. Introduction 

The international economic involvement is a crucial part that makes an impression of international trade these 

modern eras. Nations have become more familiar to neighbour partners and worldwide. Since 1975 creating 

administrative affinity China has become one of Bangladesh's leading countries in enlargement stakeholders (Kabir, 

2017). In March 1978, vice Premier Li Jianlian of China first time visited Bangladesh for the first and the two 

countries signed the collaboration in the fields of technology, economy, and infrastructure (China-Bangladesh 

Relations, 2007). During the Chinese vice premier visit to Bangladesh, it hypothecated providing aid of free Chinese 

loan around the US $58.3 million chargeable last ten years. It was first time aid to Bangladesh from any foreign 

country (Haider, 1991) .  

In 2010 relations between Bangladesh and China have celebrated its 35th anniversary with an efficiency 

standpoint to introduce a systematic relationship of collaboration (Hossain M. S., 2010). China gains tremendous 

conquest with the financial reformation particularly after 1990. Between all the South Asian developing partners, 

China became the largest rapidly developing nation in the world and develops its surviving situations. China's export 

range has expanded due to sustainable manufacturing and technology, besides often sustain a helpful policy and 

kinship with all South Asian countries includes Bangladesh. 

In 2016, the Chinese development of National ICT Infra-Network invest $01 (billion) and at the same time, 

Bangladesh and China propelled a deal to build the country’s unutilized3.4 kilometres river tunnel down the 

Karnapully in Chittagong at a value US $705 million. The bilateral collaboration on the largest seaport construction 

is a win-win pleasure for both nations to access its cast anchor. Bangladesh-China Power distribution Company 

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Limited going to cooperate a value of $2.04 billion, the connected strategy of the Bangladeshi and Chinese 

companies and the Bangladesh Government have a plan to develop from were $3.1 billion investing amount, besides 

the raised area of Payra Seaport is assuredly perfunctory in-depth and needs a remarkable figure of cleansing for 

cargo ships to be able to get 660 MW electricity generation to 23,222 MW capacity(Xinhua, 2019).  

This article aimed to have familiar attention to the concern of conception about contribution between 

Bangladesh and China, focusing on export trade opportunities (Elinor, 2012). Besides, we have computed the 

Intensity of Trade benefits of Bangladesh and China which will consider competition between countries in several 

sectors and sustainable parts of both partners, which may further reveal future investment cooperation sectors. 

However, there are huge opportunities for getting access to the advantages of Bangladesh and other countries which 

belong to China’s contribution. To achieve the defined goal, it is important to find the sector of export and import 

opportunities available for Bangladesh to get involved with china (Hossain M. S., 2017).  

A short disclosed of the two economies is also been observed in this study and we particularly argue trade 

analysis and opportunity. Moreover, we calculate here the Intensity of Trade Bangladesh-China in Textiles and 

Clothing sectors to focus the emulative between the partners and to glance at the proper sectors of both the nations, 

which can indicate the future collaborating sectors of investments too. The analysis of Figure 1 shows that from 
2011 to 2015 there was so much trade value between Bangladesh and China.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 1. Between Bangladesh and China bilateral trade volume during 2000 to 2015. 

Source: The World Integrated Trade Solutions database 

 

Since 2000 they were specially roughly not less than US$10,000 thousand, while Bangladesh to China 

exports value US$13,901 thousand and Imports from China were so much, nearly US$ 8,56,965 thousand. The 

volume of import increase more compares to export. 

The volume of Bangladesh’s imports gained it is high during 2015 alongside a trade volume of around the US$ 

10349332 thousand, from 2000 to 2015 that time was not comprehensively switch exports to China.   

In 2007 it can be observe that Bangladesh export ratio much better US$ 222217 thousand, were import rate 

also indicates US$ 2750202 thousand and keep slightly increasing and decreasing from year to until the year 2012. 

Currently, Bangladesh’s products are so demandable in Europe and the American international market and in 

China’s local market.  

The main point of this study is studying contemporary of this explanation of gain-able opportunities for 

Bangladesh from export trading particular commodities and value. There are various general compositions about the 

bilateral trade Bangladesh-China relationship, but there are limited published documents regarding Bangladesh’s 

export trade opportunities. This study will try to find out, discuss the opportunities, and trade for Bangladesh from 

engagement in the undivided part of Sustainable Chinese policy.  

In the earlier majority of studies on Sino-Bangladesh cooperation has been included in the partnership 

about historical, bilateral there is limited scholastic literature exploring the Bangladesh-China connection purposed 

the temporarily.  

The Study will be possible for Bangladesh to cut many advantages from continuous Sino-Bangladesh 

collaboration. Furthermore, this article is capable of assistance that builds Government policy. Therefore, policy 



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creators can get the strength to imagine the appraisement, finding, analysis, and solicitation of the research helpful 

for their policy profiling.  

 

1.1 Limitation of Study 

The author has analyzed secondary data, and most of the data not available in the online recent portal. This article 

will indicate approachable connectivity bilateral business, infrastructural development, financial cooperation, 

diplomatic, and trade relationship. 

 

2. Literature Review 

2.1 Modern account of Bangladesh-China relations 

At present, the relationship between the two nations has a hugely enduring characteristic extension of economic 

cooperation (Kabir, Analysis of Bilateral Trade Between Bangladesh and China, 2017). Two countries are building 

simultaneously for globalization and economic causes generous and that is induction each country neighbor to each 

other. 

In October 2010, co-chaired the Chinese Ambassador in Bangladesh with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

of Bangladesh for the 35th golden jubilee of the establishment of administrative friendship between Bangladesh and 

China(Bangladesh E. o., 2010). Bangladesh-China defence collaboration is sustainable and relations were sign as an 

excess of bilateral covenants on several economic outreaches (Rahman & Uddin, 2011). China and Bangladesh both 

have seen significant growth in international trade in current condition: China's trade-to-GDP proportion has 

dropped by 55% and Bangladesh's communication volume has exceeded by 50%. China's biggest bilateral trade 

associate in Bangladesh, complete trade surpassed $7 billion in 2010. On the other hand, the previous export target 

for Beijing is currently proposal 4,721 duty-free access to Bangladeshi products to curb the progressive dealing 

quality (Islam M. , 2012). 

Finally, the persuasive will confirm trade between China and ASEAN members, which formerly been tied 

by a trade free contract. However, if the favourable effects of the initiative are largest, it is also crucial to do many 

improvements between international trade and policies (Kunaka, 2018). Table 1 access for collaboration aims 

sharing nations important to support five major goals of assembling. There is extensive dynamic for larger and 

superfluous efficient cooperation into countries toward relationships.  

 

Table 1. Five major Goals and trade cooperation priorities. 

Principal aims and Collaboration Presidency 

Economic Integration 

Peaceful Trade 

Facilities Connectivity 

People to People Embracement 

Adjustment policy 

Source: China’s domestic improvement and Remodel Authority (2015). 

Since their developments are reciprocally supplementary in this era of globalization, peaceful trade is the 

key to involving countries that can build figured try for development and appointment aid. It helps to reduce trade 

obstructs, adjust duty-free areas and effective ameliorate investment. The entrancing area facilities the connectivity 

for serially progress aggregate infrastructural including sub-urban from Asia via Europe to Africa. People to people 

embracement will simplify internal aid for an enlarged multilateral and bilateral collaboration. 

2.2 Financial contribution between Bangladesh and China 
After the global economic crisis, the world has experienced a continuous deceleration in financial growth, and for 

several years, trade and investment have been on the decline. This section of the study aims to enunciate analyzed 



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explain the opportunities for Bangladesh from ancient cooperation. The research has proven that policy would 

naturalize Bangladesh with diverse advantages to extended investment and Trade in Bangladesh would improve. 

Table 2 focuses on Chinese foreign aid distribute during visit China’s Vice-premier Li Jianlian in 1986. 

  

Table 2. Chinese foreign aid distribute (in million US $) 

Year Food aid distribute Project Aid distribute Non Project aid distribute 

 Grant Loan Total Grant Loan Total Grant Loan Total 

1975-78 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.9 - 1.9 - - - 

1978-80 - 4.0 - 4.0 - - - - - 

1980-81 - - - - - - - 8.51 8.51 

1981-82 - - - - 2.66 2.66 - 11.34 11.37 

Source: Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh, December 1987. 

From 1975 to 1982, it shows China allocate few major sectors and much financial help with Bangladesh in 

food, several developmental project, and others. The year from 1975 to 1978 fiscal years food aid value total $3.0 

(millions) including grand and loan, at the same time project aid amount total $1.9 (millions). After two years when 

the fiscal year 1980-81 Bangladesh got a total of $8.51 (millions) as a loan. It was ample foreign aid from China, for 

local investment with infrastructural improvement. Furthermore, years 1981 and 1982 China become a great foreign 

aid provider for Bangladesh, and that time loan value totals $2.66 (millions) for a project, At the same time, the non-

project loan was slightly increased with the amount of $11.37 (millions).   

The governments of governing Bangladesh has determined power purvey as the main obstacle to GDP 

increase and in total country development. As well as the efficiency of distribution ways and the correlative value of 

these inputs, power, and transport are mostly unavoidable elements of recent creation as the key destined of 

competition in the worldwide economy (Arefin, Rashid, & Habib, 2019). Table 3 shows that several projects of 
economic aid getting Bangladesh from China.  

 

Table 3. Financial support from China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (2013). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank 

The sector of Energy-natural gas production and transmission supporting cost $167 million, which are the 

highest contribution from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Besides, about five Bangladeshi mega projects 

are getting aid from China, most of the sectors Power, gas, water supply, and infrastructure development. The 

cooperation Between Bangladesh and China about $60 million was for the Bhola Infrastructure power plant. 

Across all Asian outgoing Countries, China becomes the world's largest developing country and increases 

its quality of life (Kabir, 2017). Bangladesh is also another recent rapid developing region from the Asian zone and 

often creating a sustainable relationship with China. 

 

 

Description Sector Cost ($) million 

Municipal Water Supply and 

Sanitation 

Water Supply and 

Sanitation 

100 

Power System Upgrade and Expansion Energy Power transmission 120 

Bangladesh Bhola IPP Energy / Power generation 60 

Natural Gas Infrastructure and 

Efficiency Improvement 

Energy – natural gas 

production and transmission 

167 

Distribution System Upgrade and 

Expansion 

Power- Energy 165 



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2.3 Several sectors, which await China’s cooperation 

Bangladesh is the 2nd highest ready-made garments and textile commodities exporter of worldwide afterwards 

China. Bangladesh has gained remarkable improvement in the industrial capacity building. The textile industry has 

build-up eighty percent of the country's $ 24 billion in yearly exports and fifteen percent part of the country’s whole 

economy (Islam, Khan, & Islam, 2013). Table 4 focuses on Chinese investment in Bangladesh’s engagement with a 

total value of $106.27 million. The most investing amount is for the improvement of textile and wearing $18.52 

million and trading $11.08 million.  

 

Table 4. Chinese investment opportunities in Bangladesh during FY 2017 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                    Source: Bangladesh Bank(2017). 

In China, although market strength are generally playing role for producing industrial fascicles, the 

administrative advantages them in several paths with the establishment of an industrial foundation on attending 

bunches (Zeng, 2012). China can contribute Bangladesh in forming reciprocally beneficial industrial, bilateral trade, 

and others receptivity in textile industries. 

Bangladesh along its unrivaled geopolitical location between China and India remains to avail huge, 

whether it may depart the surge of this uncountable advantage. So far this era is whole about divided attainment and 

advancement, Bangladesh would do great to favor full Chinese collaboration. The Bangladesh government visualize 

that whether desire turns to a middle-income nation by 2021, its strategy requires to classified at present; it may not 
lengthily constrict itself to assuage sole elected partners. 

Bangladesh’s economy has overgrown in the last ten years. China has ocular abundant propagation over the 

final fifteen years, And Bangladesh’s essential investment in develop infrastructure and other segments (khan, 

2017). China is prepared to invest in economic zones through Belt and Road, agree to exchange technology. The 

echelon is a kit for the contribution that is reciprocally favourable. There is a shock multiplier from China and 

Bangladesh normally demands to upon its haul creator. It is conceivable that China's cooperation for the 

development opportunity of Bangladesh will advance all types of planned policy. 

The analysis of trade intensity index shows that in contrast to the fact that bilateral business between the 

two trading partners cannot used, China's export intensity is higher than Bangladesh's. Moreover, China is present a 

much trade and commerce nations of Bangladesh. China’s efforts an extensive chances for places bring to 

consciousness financial enhancement by excessive infrastructure improvement opportunities which in switch will 
qualify bigger streams of bilateral trade diagonally frontiers.  

Therefore, being a neighbour and a familiar fellow of today's largest economy, the opportunity to get 

greater Chinese investment to boost its exports to Bangladesh's large Chinese market should not missed and besides 

negotiation is a necessity (Uddin, 2015).  

3. Research Methodology 

The purpose of this study is to analyze and focus on the priority of the exporting trade between Bangladesh and 

China. Analysis data fixed for which in various segments we could not able to analyze and calculate. We mainly 

demonstrated bilateral trade for export. Then we considered goods shares in trade formation, finally conducting 

export trade data we calculate the indices of trade intensity. 

 

3.1 Source of data 

The author predominantly used secondary documented data such as journal articles, electronic document, reports, 

conference papers, etc. The data enrolled the index of trade intensity computed from the World Integrated Trade 

Sector (In million US $) 

Trading  11.08 

Leather and Leather Products  7.58 

Agriculture and Fishing  0.02 

Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals  0.05 

Construction  0.12 

Others 68.90 

Textile and Wearing  18.52 

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Solutions database and International Trade Centre database. The information has been particularly acquire from 

various reliable databases such as Google Scholars, Science direct, official website, Elsevier, a web of science, 

Springer Link website. Secondary sources have been extensively link to the prospects of strategy, opportunities, and 

policy for the economic development of Bangladesh in the future.  

 

3.2 Data Analysis  

The data were analyzing in statistical package for social scientists (SPSS) version, Microsoft excels, and recent 

information has been collected during 2010. The analyzes and observed data majorly based on the following has 

been from different aspects, opportunities, financial contributions, infrastructures, engagement of neighbor 

countries, the flexibility of the economic corridor, and implementation policy. The Trade Intensity Index model, 

which indicated the export chance of some progress, also considered.  

4. Trade composition and Model 

The key export products exchanged by both partners are painted on two important levels of internationally valued 

industry motivation and think from 2010 to 2015. This will focus on the principal commodities traded by two 

partners.  

Calculation data based on raised from WITS, we will decide the commodities sectors and also the 

primary export goods exchange by both countries. The goods categories are highly parted into raw materials, 
textiles and clothing, industrial, manufacture, chemical, and so on.  

 

4.1 The Trade Intensity Index 

The business takes place between two other countries around globally, it strengthened because the interruption 

between the two countries is under than considering envisaging the world (Kabir, 2017). The trade intensity index 

turns to realize which the business standard between two countries is larger or small than would be awaited depends 

on their worth in global trade. The severity index of trade is one of the most widely used by researchers (Kiyoshi, 

1964). There is one part of the export intensity of trade. They can identify as; 

 

Export Intensity Index: 

E𝐼𝐼𝑏 =  
E𝑏𝑐/E𝑏𝑟

X𝑐𝑟/(X𝑟 − X𝑏𝑟)
 

Where Ebc represented export from Bangladesh to China; 

Xbr represented the import of Bangladesh from the world. 

Ebr represented export of Bangladesh to the world; 

Xcr represented import of China from the world; 

Xr represented world import; 

 

The explanation of the trade intensity index relies on the worth of its index. This index change from 0 to 

infinity. When its value is 0, that sense no bilateral business, when the worth is 1, it means no geographical diversity 

among the business shareholders.  

Similarly, when the value of the index is bigger or smaller than 1, which mentions higher or lower 

multilateral business than expected, this indicates the importance of the given partner in the international trade.  

5. Results and Discussion 

To count if export trade commerce between Bangladesh and China is sustainable or not, we count the export 

intensity index. Being the largest trading partner of Bangladesh, China is the primary source of raw materials for the 

Bangladeshi industry. Table 5,6 mentions here the export value of productivity and Trade between Bangladesh and 

China.  

 

 



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Table 5. Bangladesh’s Top six Exported product to China US$ (thousand) 

Commodities 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 

Textiles and Clothing 161,585 235,833 249,541 259,586 425,127 

Agricultural Raw Materials 105,460 92,232 76,062 45,019 24,556 

Chemical 24,309 38,255 44,155 29,638 21,133 

Manufactures 111,277 238,497 298,654 374,694 658,726 

Machinery and Transport Equipment 7,451 10,870 7,767 4,098 7,646 

Plastic or Rubber 24,365 38,270 44,108 28,064 20,710 

Source: The World Integrated Trade Solutions database 

From Table 5 we can see the few large exported sectors like Textiles and Clothing, Agricultural Raw 

Materials, and Manufactures to China with the value from the year 2000 to 2015. Some of the sectors exporting ratio 

enormously increased and create a bilateral relationship with China. The observation of exported product 

Agricultural Raw Materials from 2010 to 2015 each year highly descried. Because, Bangladesh giving more priority 

a country industrializations and large amounts invest for built factories, Economic zones, and the manufacturing 

industry.  

Improving production values in China has allowed Bangladesh the opportunity to export cotton-based 

clothing. China is unwilling to involve in secondary-end clothing manufacturing as big-tech factory going towards 

production, worried factory beginners. Table 6 shows some of the major exporting products from China to 

Bangladesh. Bangladesh’s major imports from China include raw materials, textile and Clothing, Mach and 

Electronics, transportation products, Plastic and Miscellaneous. The Chinese export with Bangladesh Textile and 

Clothing sector rapidly increased among them others, which stand to $ 5,200,702 thousand in 2015 from 2010 

$2,741,465 thousand. 

 

      Table 6. China’s Top Six Exported product to Bangladesh US$ (thousand) 

Source: The World Integrated Trade Solutions database 

Table 7 mention author has selected products of the using trade intensity index that only trade Bangladesh-

China among textile and clothing effective sector. As well as we can see from 2010 to 2015 most trading goods in 

this part and share effective percentages with the economy. Bangladesh export and import to and from is not 

consistent.  

 

 

 

Commodities 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 

Raw materials 186,960 189,202 167,077 183,878 233,140 

Textile and Clothing 2,741,465 3,661,200 3,726,445 4,476,736 5,200,702 

Mach and Elec 1,753,185 1,809,035 1,764,355 2,078,237 3,120,189 

Plastic or Rubber  155,620 215,058 242,828 332,092 483,408 

Transportation  282,225 271,860 184,561 332,143 440,166 

Miscellaneous 170,660 208,169 385,465 456,406 767,657 



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Table 7. Textiles and Clothing of products traded by Bangladesh and China 

Year Export 

(USD) 

Import 

(USD) 

Export Product Share 

(%) 

Import Product 

Share (%) 

2015 425,127 4,161,971 59.44 40.21 

2013 259,586 3,045,009 53.47 42.18 

2012 249,541 2,698,891 57.79 41.66 

2011 235,833 1,348,394 61.59 37.35 

2010 161,585 1,936,511 62.35 36.38 

Source: Author’s Calculated data and accumulated from the WITS database 

The exports of Textiles and Clothing products which shows that export share at 62.35% during 2010 had 

randomly decreased to 59.44% between 2010 and 2015, both were import share at the same time 36.38% and 

40.21%. But the export decreased to 53.47% during 2012 and imports peaked to 42.18% during 2013. This 

demonstrates that under industry business is not improving all the years.    

The results of Table 5 mention that the most exported goods From Bangladesh to China in the current years 

are; Textiles and Clothing, Agricultural Raw Materials, Chemical, Manufacturers, Machinery, and Transport 

Equipment, Plastic or Rubber. We can uphold, founded on the results of table 5 that Bangladesh predominantly 

Textiles and Clothing goods to China. Textiles and Clothing are particularly the primary export commodities of 

Bangladesh.   

Exports From Bangladesh to China indicate of the consequence in Table 7 demonstrate that from 2010 to 

2015, Textiles and Clothing goods are not near the much exported commodities through Bangladesh to China, with a 

yearly average of 58.92% [(59.44+53.47+57.79+61.59+62.35)/5]. The review of the exports and imports goods 

between Bangladesh and China shows evidently that the bilateral business partnership between two nations such as 

the interchange of Textiles and Clothing materials for Ready Made garments products. It also shows that the imports 

of Textiles and Clothing goods have not numerously Non-persistent; the average is 39.55% per year 

[(40.21+42.18+41.66+37.35+36.38)/5] from 2010 to 2015.  

               Table 8. The trade Intensity index 

 

 

 

 

This demonstrates that the exports of Bangladesh to China are not high. The above-mentioned Table 8 

focuses that the export severity of Bangladesh to China is not the same, except in 2012, where it holds 0.18385. The 

export intensity of China to Bangladesh has slowly raised and decreased from 2010 to 2013 except 2015, but has 

fostered a much level with 1.24006 in 2013. These results show that China’s exportation ratio was higher than in 

Bangladesh. Besides, the value of import intensity from China 15.54601 in 2015, which is the largest since 2010, 

notifies that Bangladesh not much better than China in importing trade.  

The results of Table 8 mention that every figures of export intensity are not higher than 1. The significance 

of this is Bangladesh and China’s bilateral export business more waited, which clear away many opportunities for 

trade improvement between the two countries. 

Besides, through cooperation and developing infrastructure two regions may enjoy the benefits of bilateral 

trade and achieve remarkable success. The article we discussed that the outgoing aptitude Between Bangladesh and 

China trade relations centering on the modern position as well as International Business, Cooperation, investment, 

and smooth connectivity. The study has been discussed several trading sections, especially analyzed data regarding 

Textiles and Clothing which is got China first position then Bangladesh as the largest exporter country in the World.    

Export Intensity 

Index 

2015 2013 2012 2011 2010 

BD to China 0.30330 0.20197 0.18385 0.19978 0.19143 

China to BD 1.02179 1.24006 1.036195 1.00389 1.08384 



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6. Conclusion and Recommendation 

Bangladesh-China export trading period 2010 to 2015 brightly enquired into in this study, and the results show that 

two areas have gained from this business friendship in various ways. Meanwhile, Bangladesh should not depend 

only on export Textiles and Clothing goods; it should improve much native transformation.  

Although Bangladesh's trade deficit is significant, due to the impact of China's exports to Bangladesh rather 

than Bangladesh's exports, the consequence shows that the much business opportunities waiting for two nations.  

It also analyzes behalf of the emergence, prospect, competence, and extension of trade policy shaking its 

appropriately to development cooperation between Bangladesh and China. The article centrally finds out a few 

conceive export trade opportunities for Bangladesh. It announces that potential consistency among the partner of 

Bangladesh is essential to get consequences of terms perfect strategy implementation, countless trading policies, 

regulations, without impurities attainment process, financial integration, infrastructural and other factors. 

Moreover, Bangladesh should find out to recover more Trade and commerce gap between Bangladesh and 

China. The witnesses that China has already reduced tax for exporting goods from Bangladesh and created positive 

sentiment to support Bangladesh defeated a large number of trade deficits. The reason behind, Chinese local market 

immensely competitive and variegated. Therefore, Bangladesh should eject several complicated strategies and 

mythical obstacles to gain high ingress to the Chinese Market. Additionally, Bangladesh has to follow Chinese 

investment policy, industrial growth conduct research on how it can consume the global market, and increase the 

country whole economy. Bangladesh and China need to take steps to remove restrictive Para-duty interruption for 

the opportunity and exacerbated trade. 

Finally, a proper work together of all these measures will expressly lead to huge exports, opportunities 

from Bangladesh and impressive results in the trade relationship with China, Bangladesh would await facilitation 

trade and enrichment with limitless opportunities and dominance about China’s collaboration.   

Acknowledgment 

Author’s cordial perception and gratitude to Sunandan Sikder and Mohammed Hossain for creation my dreams 

come with the help of always giving me remarkable support. At last, I wish to thank God for bringing me safely this 

far.  

 

Declaration of Conflict 

The work is truly ours and we both concerted to its publication. There is no conflict of interest.  

Funding 

This article received no specific funding support. 

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