Dhaka, June 5 -- Bangladesh is expected to learn by September whether it will get additional time before graduating from Least- Developed Country (LDC) status, with United Nations bodies currently reviewing its request for a deferral amid economic challenges and ongoing reform efforts.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is expected to take the final decision in this regard in September this year, officials said on Thursday.

The country may receive an additional two to two-and-a-half years to prepare for its transition to developing-country status from its current LDC classification, they said.

Officials at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) said the executive body of the United Nations Committee for Development Policy (UNCDP...