A great majority of the world population today is not in control of their fate.
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.
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.
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.
Bangladesh now has 25 lakh jobless people: BBS
The psychological costs of one’s parents going into unemployment are extremely nuanced
Ironically, under the shadow of stability, the quality of economics and politics has been compromised
It seems the Bangladesh economy is stuck in a time warp, going by the latest edition of the Labour Force Survey unveiled yesterday.
The populist remedies for youth and educated unemployment will not work without a coherent and coordinated plan from the government.
The solution to this problem lies in generating more opportunities for the employment of our graduates – at home and abroad.
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