Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Chief Adviser's Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi has highlighted five key areas that Bangladesh needs to focus on to effectively address the challenge of LDC graduation, acknowledging that the fact of graduation is unavoidable.

"So, what do we need to do? Acknowledge that the fact of graduation is unavoidable. Even if it is delayed by a couple of years, it does not change our book of work," he said while delivering the keynote speech at the ILO Asia-Pacific Conference on Labour and LDC Issues in Bangkok on Tuesday.

In fact, he said, the changing world-order of aid and tariffs in just the last few months should make it clear that there are fewer unilateral, non-reciprocal, unconditional favours out...