Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate on 24 November 2026 (see the General Assembly resolution here).

Bangladesh Smooth Transition Strategy (2025)
CDP monitoring report for Bangladesh, 2025
Bangladesh annual report to the CDP on the preparation of a sustainable graduation, 2024
Bangladesh's LDC Profile (CDP website) (includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, Bangladesh's performance against the graduation criteria, ex ante assessment on the impacts of graduation, vulnerability profile, country statements to the CDP)

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	Lessons from LDCs’ responses to COVID-19: From crisis to opportunities? - Ratnakar Adhikari for OECD Development matters Many least developed countries (LDCs) have not yet seen large numbers of COVID-19 cases – though there are notable exceptions such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan. Yet, all LDCs are confronting severe economic disruptions – and a major fiscal squeeze – from the global demand shock, su	COVID-19	06 July 2020
	The COVID-19 pandemic and trade-related developments in LDCs Among the COVID-19 pandemic’s far-reaching consequences for the global economy, the least developed countries (LDCs) face the most daunting challenges.	Trade	08 June 2020
	UN/DESA Policy Brief #71: COVID-19 pandemic deals a huge blow to the manufacturing exports from LDCs The COVID-19 pandemic is yet to directly hit the least developed countries (LDCs), although most are already experiencing severe economic pain amid shutdowns, falling commodity prices and declining exports. LDCs are, on average, highly dependent on commodities.	Trade	14 May 2020
	Improved assistance measures for graduated and graduating least developed countries for the achievement of agenda 2030 (CDP Policy Review No. 9; Ana L. Cortez) LDC graduation has become an increasingly important issue in the international development agenda. Meeting graduation eligibility is a major goal of the Istanbul Plan of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 201-2020 (IPoA).	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 September 2019
	Graduating LDCs in an evolving WTO - Options and strategies - Mustafizur Rahman, Debapriya Bhattacharya for FES Without doubt, the fate of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the global institution mandated to set rules and disciplines for the multilateral trading system, stands at a crossroads.	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 May 2019
	Migration, Diasporas and the Sustainable Development Goals in Least Developed Countries (CDP Background Paper No. 48; Keith Nurse) Migration and the growth of global diasporas are key contemporary trends which impact on the pledge to “leave no one behind” in the 2030 Agenda. The developmental potential of migration is captured in four Goals and five Targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).	Poverty, health, education, food security, employment, social security	08 November 2018
	What sells in e-commerce: New evidence from Asian LDCs - ITC Cross-border e-commerce can help least developed countries (LDCs) to become more competitive and diversify their exports – and this is especially true for Asia-Pacific, the most dynamic region in global e-commerce.	Trade	13 April 2018
	Lessons Learned in Developing Productive Capacity: Fourteen Case Studies, CDP Background Paper no. 37 Developing productive capacities is key for least developed countries (LDCs), and developing countries in general, to overcome their development challenges.	Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation	01 April 2018
	What LDC graduation will mean for Bangladesh’s drugs industry It’s of some concern, then, that if Bangladesh potentially leaves the LDC category in 2024 it’ll no longer have access to a special World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver which exempts the industry from the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights (TRIPS).	Trade	18 December 2017
	Bangladesh: Company perspectives – An ITC Series on Non-Tariff Measures Over 90% of Bangladeshi exporters are facing regulatory and procedural obstacles to trade. A survey of 1,000 companies in Bangladesh identified long waiting times, administrative hurdles and lack of accredited laboratories in the country to be the main causes of the reported difficulties when exp	Trade	29 November 2017
	Booming Bangladesh looks forward to LDC graduation - Daniel Gay	LDC graduation and smooth transition	30 October 2017
	Trade benefits for least developed countries: the Bangladesh case (CDP Background Paper No. 18) Global evidence suggests that trade-related performance is becoming increasingly important for the socio-economic development of many developing countries.	Trade	15 July 2014

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