{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_v6b7izhipdqcw2thlrna","title":"Bangladesh wants to join trade bloc RCEP, what could it gain","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/bangladesh-very-close-to-joining-free-trade-bloc-rcep-v6b7izhipd","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_zfftfmqc2gjpbezamcxa","seq":391573,"kind":"article","title":"Bangladesh wants to join trade bloc RCEP, what could it gain","url":"https://en.prothomalo.com/business/global/3fbmp52sxj","summary":"Bangladesh’s bid to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), one of the world’s largest free trade blocs, has moved a step forward. Trade ministers from the bloc’s member countries have approved a recommendation to form a special task force to advance formal discussions and technical procedure involving Bangladesh and three other applicant countries. Alongside Bangladesh, Chile, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong have applied to join the 15-country trade bloc in the…","published":"2026-09-28T09:03:00Z","seen":"2026-09-28T09:46:23Z","lang":"en","country":"BD","source":{"id":"kite-en-prothomalo-com-08129b","name":"en.prothomalo.com","domain":"en.prothomalo.com"},"via":"kite-en-prothomalo-com-08129b","topics":["global"],"entities":[{"id":"Q902","name":"Bangladesh","type":"place"},{"id":"Q11523819","name":"Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership","type":"org"}],"image":"https://media.prothomalo.com/prothomalo-english/2026-09-28/k6hka39v/prothomalo-bangla2026-02-01gmpxnnq2WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-01-at-6.56.50-PM.avif?w=280","story":"st_v6b7izhipdqcw2thlrna","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.8899999856948853,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.6100000143051147,"political":0.7300000190734863},{"id":"n_v6b7izhipdqcw2thlrna","seq":90049,"kind":"article","title":"Bangladesh very close to joining free trade bloc RCEP","url":"https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/420729/bangladesh-very-close-to-joining-free-trade-bloc","summary":"Bangladesh's process of joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest free trade block, has now advanced to the stage of formal discussions. The trade bloc has agreed to move forward with the technical review regarding the membership applications of four economies, including Bangladesh. To this end, trade ministers of RCEP have approved the... Details","published":"2026-09-26T11:19:09Z","seen":"2026-09-27T02:05:51Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-dhakatribune-com-7edbc8","name":"dhakatribune.com","domain":"dhakatribune.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q17064633","name":"Dhaka Tribune","type":"newspaper","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-dhakatribune-com-7edbc8","topics":["asia","business"],"mentions":2,"story":"st_v6b7izhipdqcw2thlrna","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.7699999809265137,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.5400000214576721,"political":0.7099999785423279}]}