The United Nations Committee for Development Policy announced that Bangladesh had successfully met the criteria to graduate from a “least developed country” (LDC) to a “developing country” (DC).
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Background:
Bangladesh’s achievements:
Analysis
Reasons for such good indicators:
Lessons India can learn from the growth story of its neighbor are:
Conclusion:
The popular portrayal of Bangladesh in India is frequently unflattering — patronising at best and contemptuous at worst. Bangladeshis are “ghuspaithiye” — infiltrators and illegal immigrants — “termites” eating through India’s resources, and the alleged stealers of India’s cows and contributors to crime in the country. More than anything else, what this discourse betrays is ignorance. India should learn lessons from ‘Lesser’ tigers like Bangladesh and Indonesia from its neighbourhood only.
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