Align education and economic policies to utilise our labour force
Create an enabling, inspiring ecosystem for our youth
The World Bank’s latest report on Bangladesh draws a grim picture of the country’s employment scenario.
As Bangladesh struggles with high youth unemployment rates, enhancing the TVET and skill development system holds the key.
The recently proposed budget has been disappointing for job seekers, especially the youth.
Proposed budget offers no hope or way out for them
Court ruling in favour of reinstating quotas in public jobs may reignite protests
As per the Labour Force Survey 2022, the number of unemployed graduates doubled in five years.
Although an increasing number of female students are coming out of universities every year, they continue to have the highest unemployment rate among graduates, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 released at the end of last week.
Bangladesh has nearly 8 lakh graduates who were unemployed in 2022, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The obstacles to youth economic engagement are as multifaceted as they are complex.
In an interview with The Daily Star, Iqbal Bahar Zahid talks about how his foundation seeks to help Bangladeshis become entrepreneurs, and improve their lives and the society.
Authorities must not let our demographic dividend go to waste
To retain the talents within the country and bring back migrated professionals, we need better opportunities.
