, Sept. 8 -- Speakers at a national dialogue have underscored the urgency of strengthening Bangladesh's trade negotiation capacity as the country prepares to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category in 2026.

They emphasised that building a skilled pool of trade negotiators is crucial for sustaining export growth, diversifying markets, and safeguarding Bangladesh's interests in an increasingly competitive global trading system.

The dialogue, 'Reflections & Way Forward: Building National Capabilities in Trade Negotiations', was organised on Sunday by the Ministry of Commerce with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under the Transformative Economic Policy Programme (TEPP), financed by the UK Gov...