Bangladesh-LDC-graduation

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has pledged to build a safe, peaceful, and welfare-oriented Bangladesh for all. Delivering his address at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), he outlined the government’s plans on a wide array of issues, including Bangladesh’s political transition, state reforms, economy, education, healthcare, women’s empowerment, employment, climate change, and the Rohingya crisis. Expressing hope for a peaceful world, he said, “Such a human...

UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has recommended that the General Assembly make a final decision regarding the request to extend the preparation period for Bangladesh and Nepal’s graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category. The recommendation came after member states unanimously adopted a decision during a recent meeting. The Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Ambassador Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury highlighted the background, necessity, and logic behi...