Bangladesh will graduate from LDC group after 3 years: Commerce minister

Bangladesh is on track to leave the group of least developed countries (LDC) and advanced to the rank of emerging economies after three years from now, said Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday.

Ahead of this deadline, the country’s citizen services and infrastructural capacity must be improved, he added.

The commerce minister made the remark after inaugurating the construction works for a station of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) at Taltala area in Sylhet city.

Population and urban density in the Sylhet city is increasing gradually, necessitating the introduction of new citizen and urban services in the city, the minister said.

Bangladesh has secured a three-year extension of the LDC graduation period from the UN, which would be effective from the previous deadline of 24 November 2026.