Bangladesh has not shown any interest in joining the world's largest trade deal, Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) primarily to safeguard its revenue generation from duties on imports.

On the other hand, none of the would-be RCEP signatories asked Bangladesh to join their ranks.

The RCEP is going to be signed Sunday at the end of a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

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