The proposed budget seeks to increase the youth loan ceiling to Tk 2 lakh for trained individuals and Tk 5 lakh for successful entrepreneurs and also allocate Tk 100 crore fund for youths, as part of the interim government’s efforts to address youth unemployment.

Align education and economic policies to utilise our labour force

Create an enabling, inspiring ecosystem for our youth

The World Bank’s latest report on Bangladesh draws a grim picture of the country’s employment scenario.

As Bangladesh struggles with high youth unemployment rates, enhancing the TVET and skill development system holds the key.

The recently proposed budget has been disappointing for job seekers, especially the youth.

Proposed budget offers no hope or way out for them

Court ruling in favour of reinstating quotas in public jobs may reignite protests

As per the Labour Force Survey 2022, the number of unemployed graduates doubled in five years.

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.

In an interview with The Daily Star, Iqbal Bahar Zahid talks about how his foundation seeks to help Bangladeshis become entrepreneurs, and improve their lives and the society.

Authorities must not let our demographic dividend go to waste

To retain the talents within the country and bring back migrated professionals, we need better opportunities.