Bangladesh is on track to graduate to a developing country from a least developed one as a UN body estimates that the country's scores in all three criteria would be much higher from the graduation threshold next year.

In its assessment, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) painted an encouraging picture on the progress, saying the country would stand at 142 percent of one of the thresholds in 2021, when a UN panel would review Bangladesh's progress for a second time.

UNCTAD made a presentation of its projections to the government during a virtual meeting on Thursday where government high officials and representatives of trade bodies like BGMEA and FBCCI were present.

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