LDC

Least developed country (LDC)
A girl drinks water at a school

‘Lack of safe drinking water impacts 8.5m schoolchildren in Bangladesh’

Schoolchildren in the least developed countries and fragile contexts are the most affected, and emerging data shows that few schools have disability-accessible WASH services

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

PM Hasina seeks Japan, OECD’s coop to continue preferential facilities

Bangladesh has urged its friends and partners through the UN mechanism to consider extending preferential facilities to Bangladesh for an extended period beyond 2026, said Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

78th ESCAP session PM for enhancing financial coop to improve regional crisis management

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict came as a huge blow to the global economic and social stability when the world is struggling to recover the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

PM Hasina urges US companies to boost investment in Bangladesh

Since independence, the Prime Minister said, the US has been one of the trusted development partners and it is contributing to Bangladesh’s socio-economic progress

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq

Anisul seeks EU’s continuous support to make LDC graduation smooth

Bangladesh stands grateful for Team Europe’s donation of vaccines for addressing the Covid-19 pandemic and mobilising finances for vaccine procurement and livelihood support, he said

All industrial sectors should get equal facilities for export diversification

All industrial sectors should get equal facilities for export diversification

Listing a set of export supporting proposals, the FBCCI President said that following the LDC graduation, the export oriented sectors would face most of the challenges

Mahfuz Anam (L) and Maj Gen ANM Muniruzzaman

BIPSS Lecture Club ‘Bangladesh must take advantage of its demographic dividend’

Speaking at the BIPSS Lecture Club event, Daily Star's editor Mahfuz Anam spoke about the need to take advantage of the existing youth demographic and to ensure a modern education for the purpose

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BGMEA seeks EU support for sustainable LDC graduation

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has called upon the European Union (EU) to continue its support and assistance to help the country make smooth transition and ...

EU assures continued trade benefits to Bangladesh after LDC graduation

EU assures continued trade benefits to Bangladesh after LDC graduation

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday assured to continue trade benefits for Bangladesh even after graduation from LDC.

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a function, organised to celebrate the formal recognition of Bangladesh’s graduation to a developing nation by the United Nations, at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre, Dhaka, on 2 January 2022

Govt to formulate Smooth Transition Strategy to continue development spree: PM Hasina

The prime minister promised that she would never stop the journey to take the nation forward and make it a developed and prosperous one confronting all the odds, such as thorny, daunting, dark, and ...

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Switzerland to invest Tk 11b for Bangladesh’s LDC graduation, resilience

Switzerland will invest Swiss Franc 119 million equal to Tk 11 billion (1,100 crore) to support Bangladesh’s successful LDC graduation, promote a just and resilient society, and contribute to ...

UNGA adopts resolution to graduate Bangladesh from LDC category

UNGA adopts resolution to graduate Bangladesh from LDC category

The UN website said alongside Bangladesh the same recommendation has been made for Nepal and Laos

Oxfam activists dressed as a Scottish pipe band and representing (L-R) Russian president Vladimir Putin, Italian prime minister Mario Draghi, French president Emmanuel Macron, US president Joe Biden, British prime minister Boris Johnson, Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, India's prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping pose during their "Big Heads" protest stunt at the Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow on 1 November 2021 on the sidelines of the COP26 UN Climate Summit.

Cows, cars and climate

Extensive public awareness and incentives play a part in making people environment-friendly. Unless the people themselves are climate and environment-friendly, no government or conference can play an ...

Ocean Rebellion activists dressed as Boris Johnson and "Oil head" set fire to the sail of a small boat next to the River Clyde, opposite the Scottish Event Campus, where the COP26 will take place, in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain on 27 October 2021.

Which countries, blocs are major players at COP26?

The diverse interests among the 197 signatories to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) make for a tough challenge reaching consensus on the next steps to stem global warming. Here ...

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Post-LDC Bangladesh Australia urged to continue duty benefits for 12 years

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has called on Australia to extend the LDC graduation transition period for Bangladesh for 12 years with duty benefits.

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