Bangladesh prime ministers’ private industry and investment adviser Salman F Rahman on Saturday said that the United States’ visa policy would not impact businesses with the country.

‘United States is a big market for readymade garment products of Bangladesh. We made the position competing with the other countries. We are selling our products giving 15.5 per cent taxes. We do not get any special facilities from the US,’ he said while responding to reporters at a city hotel after attending the inaugural ceremony of the 3rd International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning.

He said that they got duty free facilities from the European Union, Canada, India and the United Kingdom.

Asked about the credibility of polls as EU not to send election observers, he said that it was a matter of them.

‘We will hold election following the constitution. Our Election Commission is 100 per cent free. It wants to hold free and fair election and we also want the same.’

The 12th parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in January, 2024.

The United States Department of State said on Friday that they had started imposing visa restrictions on individuals involved in undermining the democratic election process in Bangladesh.