‘Happy with Bangladesh’s graduation from LDC’ March 05, 2021 External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina - PTI× India says will continue its support India is happy to note Bangladesh’s graduation from least develop country (LDC) status recommended by the United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) and will continue to support it on its growth trajectory, the Ministry of External Affairs has said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, at a recent joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh in Dhaka, expressed admiration and pride at the country’s graduation from LDC status, said Anurag Srivastava, Spokesperson, MEA, at the weekly media briefing on Friday. “We will continue to support and partner with Bangladesh on their growth trajectory,” he said. On whether India will continue to offer trade concessions to Bangladesh that have been given to the country under the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (Safta) owing to its LDC status, the Spokesperson said that these were greatly appreciated by the neighbouring country.