Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UN CDP) has formally requested Bangladesh to submit an update on its preparations for graduating from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category, as the country nears its scheduled transition in November 2026.

In a letter dated 25 August, CDP Chair Jose Antonio Ocampo invited Bangladesh-along with other graduating LDCs-to provide an annual progress report by October this year on the implementation of their Smooth Transition Strategies (STSs). These reports will feed into CDP's monitoring framework for graduating nations.

The request comes amid growing pressure from Bangladesh's business community, which has been urging the interim government to seek a deferral of gr...