The 2020 free-trade agreement between the European Union and Vietnam represents a potential threat to Bangladesh's exports, especially with the country due to graduate from the status of Least Developed Country to that of a Lower Middle Income Country in 2026. In November 2024 a discussion event on the study report 'The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement: Implications for Bangladesh's Export Competitiveness', prepared by the think tank Research and Policy Integration for Development (RAPID) and funded by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Bangladesh Office, was held. This document contains the transcripts of the event's presentations, lightly edited for concision and clarity.