Dhaka, April 15 -- There is no scope for Bangladesh to defer its LDC graduation, as the plan for LDC graduation has already taken off, said special assistant to the Chief Adviser on finance, Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, on Tuesday.

He was briefing the press on the high-level meeting on LDC graduation chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.

"One should keep in mind that we are not on the ground; we are flying to the crew side. We were supposed to take off in 2024, but we got extra years due to Covid," he said, explaining why the country cannot defer the graduation now.

"After reviewing the preparations, we are satisfied that our plane will fly smoothly, we have not seen that much possibility of a crash, and we will be able to reach...