Unemployment in Bangladesh reaches 2.66 million
Unemployment in Bangladesh reaches 2.66 million

New data reveals a small increase in the number of unemployed individuals in the country. In the July-September quarter of 2024, 2.66 million people in the workforce were jobless. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) provided this information in its Quarterly Labor Force Survey for the...

What lies ahead for the youth?
What lies ahead for the youth?

A survey by the private organization Youth Matters reveals that 42% of Bangladeshi youth aspire to move abroad. Is this number surprisingly low or high? It likely depends on the demographic surveyed. If the sample included youth from both urban and rural areas, the figure might be representative....