Staff Reporter

Country’s developmental activities must continue on state funds for the prosperity of the country instead of depending on foreign aid, speakers yesterday said at a seminar.
They also said that the developed countries and international donor agencies could not change our fate until we take our own initiatives to develop the country.
The number of Least Developed Countries rose to 49 from 24 in the last 37 years.
LDC Watch, South Asia Alliance for Poverty Eradication (SAAPE) and Equity and Justice Working Group (Equity BD), Bangladesh jointly organised the seminar on ‘Least Development Countries and Brussels Programme of Action (BPoA)’ in the city. [Read more]