Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Ministry of Industries Secretary Md Obaidur Rahman has stated that Bangladesh can no longer postpone its graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category, as the nation has already met all necessary criteria.

"The previous government manipulated a lot of data through the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

In reality, we fulfilled the requirements for LDC graduation long ago. Given the current situation, graduation is beneficial for Bangladesh; there's no way to remain outside this status anymore," he said.

He made the remarks on Saturday at a focus group discussion titled "Strengthening the Intellectual Property Regime for Post-LDC Competitiveness in Bangladesh", organised by the Innovation and Research C...