Great news for Bangladesh on the year of the golden jubilee. Bangladesh has been promoted to a developing country from an underdeveloped country. After 45 years of being a Least Developed Country (LDC), the UN has updated its status.

How did Bangladesh get the status? What are the benefits? Is Bangladesh going to lose any benefits for being a developing country? Are we ready to be a developing country?

Senior Reporter of The Daily Star Refayet Ullah Mirdha discusses with Ahsan Habib at Straight from Star Newsroom about the possibilities and risks of Bangladesh becoming a developing country.