unemployment in Bangladesh

How to reduce the employability skills gap / Why do university graduates remain unemployed?

The responsibility for the current employability skills gap in Bangladesh is shared by many parties, including students and the UGC.

Unemployed graduates double to 8 lakh in 5yrs

Almost every weekend, residents in Dhaka see a common scene in front of educational institutions: youths are either waiting at the gates to go inside or coming out after taking part in the recruitment tests in their efforts to land jobs.

Two sides of the same conundrum

Prolonging the stay of an employee in service impedes fresh graduates from joining the workforce.

Is unemployment actually declining?

In countries like Bangladesh, where there is no provision for unemployment allowance, poor people cannot afford to remain without work.

Unemployment declines in Bangladesh: BBS survey

The number of unemployed populations has declined in Bangladesh, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) today.

Reward job creators, not profit vultures

The approach to address unemployment has remained faulty, superficial, bureaucratic, and substandard.

How should we address our core labour market challenges?

We need a strategy to deal with youth unemployment and improve women's inclusion into the economy

Post-Covid challenges for our labour market

Specific policy incentives are needed to stimulate the economy and revive the labour market.

February 19, 2024
February 19, 2024

Why do university graduates remain unemployed?

The responsibility for the current employability skills gap in Bangladesh is shared by many parties, including students and the UGC.

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

Unemployed graduates double to 8 lakh in 5yrs

Almost every weekend, residents in Dhaka see a common scene in front of educational institutions: youths are either waiting at the gates to go inside or coming out after taking part in the recruitment tests in their efforts to land jobs.

June 17, 2023
June 17, 2023

Two sides of the same conundrum

Prolonging the stay of an employee in service impedes fresh graduates from joining the workforce.

April 11, 2023
April 11, 2023

Is unemployment actually declining?

In countries like Bangladesh, where there is no provision for unemployment allowance, poor people cannot afford to remain without work.

March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Unemployment declines in Bangladesh: BBS survey

The number of unemployed populations has declined in Bangladesh, according to the Labour Force Survey (LFS) released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) today.

November 27, 2022
November 27, 2022

Reward job creators, not profit vultures

The approach to address unemployment has remained faulty, superficial, bureaucratic, and substandard.

November 5, 2022
November 5, 2022

How should we address our core labour market challenges?

We need a strategy to deal with youth unemployment and improve women's inclusion into the economy

September 14, 2022
September 14, 2022

Post-Covid challenges for our labour market

Specific policy incentives are needed to stimulate the economy and revive the labour market.

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