Bangladesh, April 27 -- Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Executive Director Dr Fahmida Khatun has urged the government to make tariff rationalisation its most pressing fiscal reform this year, warning that Bangladesh must reduce dependence on import duties as it prepares to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status in November.

Speaking at a high-level luncheon organised by the Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) on "Conducive Fiscal Policy for a Better Investment Climate" at Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel on Sunday, Fahmida said existing trade privileges and flexibilities available to LDCs would no longer apply after graduation.

"One important point - my suggestion would be that tariff rationalisation sh...