Employment

Employment

From providing humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees to building refurbished multi-purpose shelters for residents of disaster-prone areas, USAID played a significant role for improving the lives of people in Bangladesh. Collage: TBS

The ripple effect of USAID shutdown in Bangladesh

Owing to an abrupt suspension of USAID operations in Bangladesh back in January, nearly 50,000 professionals were left jobless and countless community-based programmes shut down. As careers stall,...

Illustration: TBS

Is AI prompting an evolution or an extinction for Bangladeshi coders?

29% of youth looking for a job for over two years

29% of youth looking for a job for over two years

A Bangladeshi delegation, led by Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) M Sakhawat Hussain, paid a courtesy call on ILO DG Gilbert F Houngbo in Geneva recently. Photo: BSS

Govt moves to establish new department for job creating: Sakhawat

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed presents the national budget for FY2025-26 in a televised speech on 2 June 2025. Photo: PID

Budget gives special priority to employment-oriented education: Salehuddin

Infographic: TBS

Jobs drying up as private sector struggles to survive

Illustration: Collected

Building manufacturing-oriented workforce key to curbing unemployment: Experts

Representational image of a self-employed individual. Photo: Unsplash

Tk100cr fund for youth self-employment on the cards

File photo of Bangladesh Secretariat. Photo: Collected

Govt issues new policy allowing daily basis employment for temporary workers

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul spoke as the chief guest at a signing ceremony of a MoU between his ministry and Japan's Onodera User Ran Incorporate today (10 April). Photo: PID

Employment for Bangladeshis to be created in developed countries: Asif Nazrul

Both the interim government and the BNP are steadfast in their principled approaches to employment reform, but their reluctance to embrace a more open-minded perspective is limiting their potential impact. Photo: TBS

Rethinking employment reform: Can Bangladesh learn from global blueprints?

Successful venture in dragon fruit farming in Rajshahi. Photo: BSS

Dragon fruit farming thrives in Rajshahi flourishing employment

Dr Salehuddin Ahmed. Sketch: TBS

Special initiatives taken to create employment in rural areas: Salehuddin