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Trade and Investment

Treaty, with protocol and exchange of letters, signed at Washington March 12, 1986; Transmitted by the President of the United States of America to the Senate May 30, 1986 (Treaty Doc. 99-23, 99th Congress, 2d Session); Reported favorably by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations September 14, 1988 (Senate Executive Report No. 100-32, 100th Congress, 2d Session); Advice and consent to ratification by the Senate October 20, 1988; Ratified by Bangladesh September 1, 1986; Ratified by the President December 6, 1988; Ratifications exchanged at Dhaka June 25, 1989; entered into force July 25, 1989.

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U.S. Department of State

The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future