, Dec. 18 -- The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) on Thursday organised a high-level roundtable titled "Strengthening Bangladesh's Institutional Capacity for a Smooth LDC Graduation: Priorities, Sequencing, and Strategies to Avoid the Middle-Income Trap," at a hotel in Dhaka. The discussion brought together development partners, diplomatic missions, economists, private sector representatives, and sectoral experts to identify practical and coordinated measures to safeguard competitiveness and strengthen long-term resilience.

This roundtable aims to foster a focused policy conversation on how international cooperation, particularly from foreign missions and development agencies, can support Bangladesh in addressing institutional gaps, r...