youth unemployment

Don’t let our youth waste away

Reform must focus on skills development, expanding job market

Job-scarce economy

The recent unrest stemming from a student movement seeking reforms to the quota policy for government jobs boiled over into violence after the initially peaceful protest was allegedly attacked by an opposing party.

Part:2 BUDGET IN FOCUS / What’s missing for young people in the budget?

Bangladesh’s high youth unemployment rate necessitates specific remedial steps, including ways for employment generation and adoption of prerequisite education and training, which the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2024-25 did not include, according to analysts.

Let not female workers lose out

Government must be serious about decreasing women NEET

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

Editorial / Employing the youth, key to achieving SDGs

At a discussion on SDG implementation, speakers said it will be difficult for Bangladesh to achieve the set goals without creating jobs for the unemployed youth, and we agree with this assessment.

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.

Extreme poverty 'to fall below 10%': World Bank

For the first time less than 10% of the world's population will be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2015, says World Bank.

October 1, 2024
October 1, 2024

Don’t let our youth waste away

Reform must focus on skills development, expanding job market

August 3, 2024
August 3, 2024

Job-scarce economy

The recent unrest stemming from a student movement seeking reforms to the quota policy for government jobs boiled over into violence after the initially peaceful protest was allegedly attacked by an opposing party.

June 25, 2024
June 25, 2024

What’s missing for young people in the budget?

Bangladesh’s high youth unemployment rate necessitates specific remedial steps, including ways for employment generation and adoption of prerequisite education and training, which the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2024-25 did not include, according to analysts.

February 24, 2024
February 24, 2024

Let not female workers lose out

Government must be serious about decreasing women NEET

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

February 25, 2019
February 25, 2019

Employing the youth, key to achieving SDGs

At a discussion on SDG implementation, speakers said it will be difficult for Bangladesh to achieve the set goals without creating jobs for the unemployed youth, and we agree with this assessment.

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.

October 5, 2015
October 5, 2015

Extreme poverty 'to fall below 10%': World Bank

For the first time less than 10% of the world's population will be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2015, says World Bank.