LDC graduation

LDC graduation

Illustration: TBS

Is free trade finally passé?

Free trade is no longer the guiding star of global economics, as industrial policies, climate goals, and security concerns reshape the trading order, threatening Bangladesh’s long-delayed reforms,...

Illustration: TBS

The road to 2026: Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC and what lies ahead

Is delaying LDC graduation feasible?

Is delaying LDC graduation feasible?

Commerce adviser speaking at an event in Gulshan Club on 10 Aug. Photo: TBS

LDC graduation challenges a ‘time bomb’ from fascist regime: Commerce adviser

Bangladesh must brace for stricter global standards post-LDC: SANEM

Bangladesh must brace for stricter global standards post-LDC: SANEM

Govt forms inter-ministerial committee to boost key sectors' export post-LDC graduation

Govt forms inter-ministerial committee to boost key sectors' export post-LDC graduation

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired a high-level review meeting at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) in Tejgaon, focusing on the country's preparations to graduate from LDC status to that of a developing country today (30 July). Photo: PID

CA for finding ways to move forward for LDC graduation

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired a high-level review meeting on Bangladesh’s preparation to graduate from LDC status at the Chief Adviser’s Office in Tejgaon, Dhaka, 30 July. Photo: BSS

CA chairs high-level review meeting on Bangladesh’s LDC graduation

Dr Mohammad Zakir Hossain, managing director of Delta Pharma Ltd and secretary general of the Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI). Sketch: TBS

Pharma industry grew with policy support, needs it again to survive: BAPI secretary general

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) holds a seminar in the capital on 24 May 2025. Photo: Collected

Businesses seek alternatives to incentives, subsidies in post-LDC

Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Finance. Photo: Collected

LDC graduation offers opportunity to reassess our trajectory: Finance ministry special assistant

The Jamdani Saree was the country’s first GI product, registered in 2016. Since then, the number has grown to 51. Photo: TBS

How GI products can drive sustainable export growth post LDC graduation

Speakers at a meeting urged the government to defer its LDC graduation on 23 April 2025. Photo: UNB

Govt urged to defer the country's graduation from LDC as it lacks readiness