Current International Legal Issues: Bangladesh

Bangladesh is presently an active participant in the international legal system, in large part due to its emerging economy based on ready made garments¹ exports and its near graduation² from Least Developed Country (LDC) category towards becoming a middle-income country. The development story of Bangladesh³ represents a successful turn from being a ‘basket’ case with improvements in various indices and measures of international development regime, more particularly the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) and subsequent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). However, being one of the most vulnerable nations affected by climate change,⁴ it also is an active advocate of various international measures