Negotiate for free trade agreements (FTAs) or economic partnership agreements with key countries have been stressed to obtain friction-free access to their markets since the country鈥檚 graduation from LDC status is unavoidable...
The Second Graduation Ceremony for diploma engineers of Daffodil Polytechnic Institute, commemorating the diploma graduates鈥� graduation ceremony for second time in Bangladesh, was held at Daffodil Plaza at Sobhanbagh in Dhaka鈥檚 Dhanmondi on Friday.
The country鈥檚 major trade bodies urged the government to seek a three- to five-year delay in Bangladesh's graduation from the Least Developed Countries status...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Taskeen Ahmed said that Bangladesh requires some additional time to adequately prepare for its graduation from the Least Developed Country status...
Leaders of major trade bodies and business chambers on Thursday sought extension of the time for LDC graduation of the country for three to five years to take preparation as they faced difficulties from the volatile economic conditions over the last few years...
A high-level review meeting on the country鈥檚 preparation to graduate from Least Developed Country status to a developing country was held today with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair...
Home affairs and agriculture adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said Bangladesh鈥檚 agro-based industries should be more export-oriented to prepare the sector to face post-LDC graduation challenges...
Columbia has been the site of demonstrations calling for an end to violence in Gaza for the past 18 months, and more recently, has seen student protesters arrested by the Trump administration....
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called for urgent and coordinated action from all relevant agencies to ensure Bangladesh鈥檚 smooth and timely graduation from least developed country status...
Political leaders and economists on Wednesday called on the government to delay the country鈥檚 graduation from the Least Developed Country status, warning that it was economically and institutionally ill-prepared to manage the challenges that would come with a post-graduation status...
BANGLADESH鈥橲 pharmaceutical sector has experienced remarkable growth over the past few decades, transforming from a largely import-dependent industry to a thriving sector that meets most of the domestic demand for medicines. The sector is characterised by intense competition among local players, with a mix of large and small manufacturers operating in the...
The interim government has decided to form a high-powered committee to oversee potential challenges on the country鈥檚 path to graduating from the least developed country to a developing one in November 2026...
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday directed the officials concerned to take all necessary precautionary measures so that no sector of the country is affected after its LDC graduation.
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday urged the business community to utilize the opportunities after graduating from the Least Developed Country...
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday emphasised that Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the Least Developed Countries category should proceed as scheduled in 2026, without seeking any deadline extension...
The advisory council of the Bangladesh interim government on Thursday decided that the country would graduate from the least developed countries鈥� bloc in 2026...
The country鈥檚 private sector businesses have urged for deferring Bangladesh鈥檚 LDC graduation for at least 2 to 3 years, considering the prevailing global and local economic challenges, including a shortage of energy, high inflation, high interest rates and complexities in obtaining credit from banks...
Daffodil Nursing College has recently held the graduation and oath taking ceremony of the students of bachelor of science in nursing and diploma in science and midwifery for the academic year 2023-2024 at Daffodil Smart City, Ashulia in Dhaka...
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has emphasised the urgent need to implement the trade facilitation roadmap to address the challenges associated with Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the least developed country status...
EXTERNAL trade costs, the costs incurred in trading in goods and services internationally in addition to the price for which producers sell the goods and services, are significantly high. They are also higher than such costs in India, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore. Such high costs of external trade 鈥� which cover the cost of transport, taxes, infrastructure...
The Bangladesh Chamber of Industries on Saturday urged the government to postpone the country鈥檚 graduation from the Least Developed Countries category for at least three years...
BANGLADESH is scheduled to graduate out of the least developed country status in November 2026. An LDC鈥檚 graduation status depends on meeting the threshold in terms of income, human asset and vulnerability (economic and environmental)...
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports to non-traditional markets, especially India and Japan, would face significant challenges after the country鈥檚 graduation from Least Developed Country status in 2026, leading to higher duties.
The erosion of purchasing power caused by high inflation between 2022 and 2024 has significantly deepened poverty and vulnerability, driving an additional 1.78 crore people in the country into poverty or at risk of poverty, according to a study...
The Coach Kanchon Academy has recently held the graduation ceremony of Brave Business Coaching Batch 3 and 4 at Hotel Intercontinental ceremony in Dhaka, said a press release on Wednesday...
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that Bangladesh needed to enhance the capacity of different business organisations and human resources to enjoy the benefits of LDC graduation...
Bangladesh鈥檚 readymade garment exports to the European Union could decline by 20 per cent due to the combined impact of EU-Vietnam free trade agreement, or EVFTA, and Bangladesh鈥檚 transition from a least developed country to a developing nation, according to a study...
Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the least developed country to a developing one, in itself, is unlikely to increase the prices of medicine on the local market, but it may affect the exports of the products, according to a study...
Graduation ceremonies of apprentice assistant superintendents of police聽and trainee sub-inspectors who were receiving聽basic training at the Bangladesh Police Academy at Sardah in Rajshahi聽were...
Commerce adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that Bangladesh would not make any hasty decisions regarding its graduation from least developed country status, but...