unemployment

What causes poverty to rise with ‘prosperity’?

A great majority of the world population today is not in control of their fate.

Unemployment among graduates: Females still have highest rate

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.

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.

Nearly 8 lakh graduates unemployed

Bangladesh has nearly 8 lakh graduates who were unemployed in 2022, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Are we underutilising the potential of our youth?

The obstacles to youth economic engagement are as multifaceted as they are complex.

Jobless population falls by 3.47% in three months

Bangladesh now has 25 lakh jobless people: BBS

The lingering effects of familial unemployment on young people

The psychological costs of one’s parents going into unemployment are extremely nuanced

Stability without democracy can't sustain growth

Ironically, under the shadow of stability, the quality of economics and politics has been compromised

Labour Force Survey 2022: Agriculture still main job generator

It seems the Bangladesh economy is stuck in a time warp, going by the latest edition of the Labour Force Survey unveiled yesterday.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

Graduate unemployment: Who's to blame?

The populist remedies for youth and educated unemployment will not work without a coherent and coordinated plan from the government.

December 25, 2022
December 25, 2022

Without good teachers, any education reform agenda is futile

The solution to this problem lies in generating more opportunities for the employment of our graduates – at home and abroad.

June 1, 2022
June 1, 2022

Fall in revenues at world's largest gambling hub forces businesses to shut down in China's Macau

Plunging casino revenues in Macau, the world's largest gambling hub, are taking a heavy toll on the wider economy, forcing hundreds of businesses to close down and pushing unemployment to its highest level since 2009.

October 13, 2019
October 13, 2019

1.38cr people underemployed

For nearly two years, Raushan Mahmud has been working as a cashier at a firm that produces garment accessories in Gazipur.

October 15, 2017
October 15, 2017

Unemployment: Dhaka 6th in Asia; highest rate in Kathmandu, lowest in Phnom Penh

Dhaka ranked sixth among 25 Asian capital cities in official unemployment ratings, whereas Nepal’s capital Kathmandu has the highest rate and Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, recorded as the lowest in this regard, a study reveals recently.

July 19, 2017
July 19, 2017

Youths need to be properly equipped

Bangladesh's large youth population has to be equipped with right set of skills to make them employable in the fast-changing job

June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016

Anti-people budget: Rizvi

BNP senior joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed rejects the proposed national budget for the next fiscal terming it as anti-people.

April 2, 2016
April 2, 2016

Unemployed nurses lay siege to directorate office

Unemployed nurses lay siege to the Directorate of Nursing Services at Agargaon in Dhaka since this morning protesting a circular seeking to recruit 3,616 senior nurses.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

Frustrated, post-graduate returns all his certificates

A physically challenged man with sound higher education in Lalmonirhat returned all his academic certificates to the government yesterday.

December 29, 2015
December 29, 2015

Raushan humiliates journalists

Leader of the Opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad humiliates journalists saying most of them chose the profession due to lack of employment.

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