United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has granted Bangladesh and Nepal an extended three-year
preparatory period prior to their official graduation from least developed
country (LDC) status.
Following
formal requests from both governments seeking additional time to execute major
sector-wide reforms, the UNGA passed the decision during its 81st session in New
York after extensive deliberations on Friday.
The BNP government
transmitted its request letter to the UN Committee for Develop...