unemployment in Bangladesh

Can we reverse the brain drain?

Create an enabling, inspiring ecosystem for our youth

Opinion / IMF’s assessment and the real risks for Bangladesh’s economy

Risk assessments of the kind done by the IMF are not usually done by the government, although it would have been desirable.

Industries created more jobs amid slowdown. Economists find it puzzling

However, the findings raised questions among economists, who were puzzled by the growth at a time when the economy had been facing a slowdown due to high inflation, a downtrend in export growth, and falling imports.

Unemployment among men increases

The number of unemployed men increased in the first quarter of this year due to a lack of job opportunities, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released today

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.

November 8, 2024
November 8, 2024

Can we reverse the brain drain?

Create an enabling, inspiring ecosystem for our youth

July 26, 2024
July 26, 2024

IMF’s assessment and the real risks for Bangladesh’s economy

Risk assessments of the kind done by the IMF are not usually done by the government, although it would have been desirable.

May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024

Industries created more jobs amid slowdown. Economists find it puzzling

However, the findings raised questions among economists, who were puzzled by the growth at a time when the economy had been facing a slowdown due to high inflation, a downtrend in export growth, and falling imports.

May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024

Unemployment among men increases

The number of unemployed men increased in the first quarter of this year due to a lack of job opportunities, according to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) released today

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.