The UN agency underscored the need for more action from the international community to help these countries progress. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) issued the warning in its ...

At 2am in a remote village in northern Bangladesh, a mother waits for a phone call from a hundi broker. The monsoon rain hammers against the tin roof, a rhythmic intrusion on the silence of a house ...

The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN CDP) has discussed Bangladesh’s request to defer its graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category by three years during its latest ...

DHAKA -- The new Bangladesh government has formally sought to defer the country's exit from "least developed country" (LDC) ...

The government also raised concerns over post-LDC trade risks, including possible loss of trade preferences for ready-made garment exports in the European Union and potential reciprocal tariffs from t ...

Bangladesh has formally begun efforts to seek a three-year postponement of its graduation from Least Developed ...

The government has formally requested a three-year deferment of Bangladesh’s graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category, sending a letter to the ...

Bangladesh has long been preparing and planning to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status. However, due to recent global economic instability, export challenges, and budgetary pressures, ...

The new government’s move to seek a three-year deferment of Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category is, on the face of it, a prudent decision, one that numerous ...

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said the newly formed government will seek to defer Bangladesh’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category and pursue ...