Employment

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

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

45% of those who applied for at least one job in past year never receive interview call

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
Bangladesh

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

Budget gives special priority to employment-oriented education: Salehuddin

Infographic: TBS
Economy

Jobs drying up as private sector struggles to survive

Illustration: Collected
Bangladesh

Building manufacturing-oriented workforce key to curbing unemployment: Experts

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

Tk100cr fund for youth self-employment on the cards

File photo of Bangladesh Secretariat. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

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
Bangladesh

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
Thoughts

Rethinking employment reform: Can Bangladesh learn from global blueprints?

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

Dragon fruit farming thrives in Rajshahi flourishing employment

Dr Salehuddin Ahmed. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

Special initiatives taken to create employment in rural areas: Salehuddin

Photo: World Economic Forum's website
Bangladesh

Future of Jobs 2025 report: 170m new jobs by 2030 amid job disruption

Unemployed population rises by 1.7 lakh in one year: BBS
Economy

Unemployed population rises by 1.7 lakh in one year: BBS