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Trump Tariff Shock Stings Bangladesh, Sri Lanka Garment Giants, May Help India

As Trump hits Bangladesh with a 37 percent tariff, India may have gained an economic advantage.
A Bangladeshi garment worker wearing an all red outfit with a black face mask. They sit at a sewing machine using blue materials.
The readymade garments industry is of existential importance to Bangladesh’s economy, accounting for more than 80 percent of total export earnings. (Shutterstock)

Bangladeshi garment exporter Shahidullah Azim woke up on Thursday to the shock of US President

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