Dhaka, Nov. 13 -- Bangladesh's graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status now hangs in the balance as the interim administration and the private sector have opined for giving space to the next elected government to finalise the decision, insiders said.

The government and the private sector are divided over the process as an independent UN mission is reviewing the current situation of Bangladesh regarding graduation from the LDC status, they observed.

The government stakeholders have requested the UN independent evaluation team to consider giving the next political government time for taking the decision on the LDC graduation as some new global and local scenarios are added, said some officials who attended a meeting regard...