Dhaka, March 17 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Monday that the government will not apply for a delay in Bangladesh's graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) status, citing the fulfillment of many of the required targets.

"The transition deadline should not be delayed," he said at a programme titled 'Importance and Potential of Bangladesh Cotton Cultivation to Save Foreign Exchange', held at the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) auditorium in the capital.

The adviser hoped that businessmen would start preparations once an additional three years were given after graduation.

But, Hossain said, both the previous government and businessmen had failed to make adequate preparations for the transition.

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