Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- Experts have identified five long-standing structural challenges facing Bangladesh's economy, cautioning that these could undermine the country's growth prospects.

The five challenges are post-least developed country (LDC) graduation pressure, lack of diversification, inefficient trade facilitation, low investment, and weak global value-chain participation.

These were disclosed at a roundtable titled "Path to Economic Turnaround: How Business Environment Fares and Priorities" and organised by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and Policy Exchange Bangladesh on Monday evening.

Addressing the event, held at MCCI's Gulshan office in the capital, as the chief guest, Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman...