Khalid Hasan

Khalid Hasan is a graduate student of the Department of Educational Administration at the Institute of Education and Research, Dhaka University.

Why are university graduates failing to meet market needs?

With 41 public and 103 private universities having more than three million students (around 28 lakh students in public universities and 3.37 lakh students in private universities as per the Annual Report 2016 of the UGC)—greater than the population of some countries—Bangladesh's tertiary education system is one of the most overcrowded in the world. However, the highly educated in the country have fewer chances of employment today.

5y ago
January 14, 2019
January 14, 2019

Why are university graduates failing to meet market needs?

With 41 public and 103 private universities having more than three million students (around 28 lakh students in public universities and 3.37 lakh students in private universities as per the Annual Report 2016 of the UGC)—greater than the population of some countries—Bangladesh's tertiary education system is one of the most overcrowded in the world. However, the highly educated in the country have fewer chances of employment today.