Speakers call for stronger trade negotiations capacity ahead of LDC graduation | Business

DHAKA, Sept 7, 2025 (BSS) - Speakers at a national dialogue today underscored the rgency of strengthening Bangladesh’s trade negotiation capacity as the country prepares to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category in 2026. The dialogue, “Reflections & Way Forward: Building National Capabilities in Trade Negotiations,” was organized by the Ministry of Commerce with the support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), under the Transformative Economic Policy Programme (TEPP), financed by the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). During the dialogue, speakers emphasized 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, said a press release here....