Bangladesh: Racing to move from middle-income to developed economy

ANKARA 

Robust economic reforms, remittances received from expatriate community, boost in exports, coupled with the vision of country's leadership, are major factors behind the turnaround of Bangladesh's economy, believes country’s top official.

Even in the face of global recession, the country has recorded an estimated 8.1% GDP growth in 2019.

Bangladesh has also climbed up a spot to 135 among 189 countries in the 2019 human development index, according to a report by the United Nations Development Program. It can be termed impressive, as it is almost matching the performance of neighboring countries India (130), Bhutan (134), and leaves behind