IMF concerned about high unemployment of graduates
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday enquired about the high unemployment rate among the university graduates in Bangladesh...
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Tourism fair begins with hope of creating youth employment
Tourism experts said that tourism can generate employment for the youth and contribute to country鈥檚 GDP significantly if the sector is developed properly and the countries communication system is enhanced accordingly...
MetLife study finds financial wellness key to productivity
MetLife Bangladesh has released its Employee Benefit Trends Study, offering insights into the priorities, challenges and expectations of private-sector employees and employers...
US govt inks $80b nuclear 鈥榩artnership鈥� for AI
The Trump administration has entered into a new $80 billion 鈥榮trategic partnership鈥� to boost nuclear power generation to support AI deployment, one of its partners on the project announced Tuesday...
Income and employment from e-waste
ELECTRONIC waste, or e-waste, is fast becoming one of the most pressing environmental and social challenges of our time. It encompasses discarded electrical and electronic equipment, from refrigerators and microwaves to computers, mobile phones, televisions, and cameras. Some components, especially computer CPUs, contain toxic substances such as lead, cadmium...
Time for economic policy for inclusive growth
AFTER five decades of growth driven by export-orientated manufacturing, remittances and public investment, the economic model shows signs of rising inequality, persistent unemployment and sluggish private investment. Economists, business leaders and policymakers at the Economic Reform Summit 2025 in Dhaka on October 27 unanimously emphasised structural overhaul...
One arrested over crude bomb explosion in front of EC office
The police on Saturday night arrested a teenage boy over the explosion of a crude bomb in front of the Bangladesh Election Commission headquarters at Agargaon in Dhaka city.
Youth killed in crude bomb explosion during clash at Geneva Camp
A youth was killed in a crude bomb explosion during a clash between two groups at a camp of Urdu-speaking people, widely known as Geneva Camp, at Mohammadpur in Dhaka early Thursday...
Correlating training, skills and employability
While training and development has fir long been treated as a clich茅, in the parlance of management literature, the terms have not lost their lustre yet in terms of market demand and supply chain of skilled labour between the potential sending and receiving countries of expatriate workers. Even this time of Industrial Revolution 4.0, some businesses such as...
Terminated GP employees demand job reinstatement
One hundred fifty nine terminated permanent employees of private telecom company Grameenphone on Tuesday demanded job reinstatement and payment of arrears since their termination from service in 2021...
Whitewashing gas exploration in post-genocide Gaza
IN DECEMBER 2022, Israeli ministry of energy launched the Fourth Offshore Bid Round offering new exploration licenses...
UK unemployment hits highest in over four years
Britain鈥檚 unemployment rate has edged up to the highest level in over four years, official data showed Tuesday, adding to the country鈥檚 economic strains ahead of the government鈥檚 annual budget.
Several people killed, 19 missing after explosion at US explosives plant
Nineteen people were missing and an unspecified number were killed after a massive blast tore through a United States military explosives plant on Friday, prompting emergency responders to scour the ravaged site for any survivors, officials said...
Bangladesh, UNDP advance climate diplomacy
Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme on Thursday agreed to strengthen cooperation in areas of skill development, vocational training and climate diplomacy to benefit Bangladeshi expatriate workers and promote sustainable development in the Maldives...
BAPEX inaugurates drilling of 鈥楽rikail-5 appraisal-cum-development well鈥�
The Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited inaugurated the drilling of the Srikail-5 appraisal-cum-development well on Sunday...
Exploring artistic delight narrates stories of life, nature
Visual artist Uttam Kumer Talukder explores stories of life, the beauty of nature and the intricate ties between humans and their surroundings in his solo exhibition titled 鈥楨xploring Artistic Delight鈥�...
Seven people injured in Mohakhali filling station explosion
Seven people were injured in an explosion at a filling station in Mohakhali area of the capital on Tuesday afternoon...
Two gas cylinder blast victims die at National Burn Institute
Two people, who suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Charpara area in the middle of Satkania and Chandanaish upazilas on September 17, died at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka early Sunday.
Strong legal action demanded
Speakers at a discussion on Wednesday called on the government to take strong legal action to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children...
China youth unemployment hits record high since method revised
China said Wednesday its youth unemployment rate hit a record in August since publication resumed under a revised calculation last year, adding to a recent string of gloomy economic data...
10 burnt in gas cylinder blast in Ctg
At least 10 people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Chattogram鈥檚 Chandanaish upazila Wednesday morning...
Unemployment聽not reaching danger level: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday ruled out that unemployment had reached a danger level, observing that employment generation was always challenging.
Doha assassination plot, emergency summit, Trump鈥檚 double-cross
LAST week鈥檚 failed assassination attempt of the Palestinian negotiating team in Doha, Qatar, raises critical questions that extend far beyond the attack itself. The crux of the problem lies in three interconnected issues: the increasing use of artificial intelligence in targeting individuals, the failure or deliberate negligence of the US-led air defence system, and Qatar鈥檚 vulnerable position as a host to both a major US base and the ceasefire negotiations...
Dhaka Div tops unemployed population
Dhaka division has the highest unemployed people of 6.87 lakh people Mymensingh division the least unemployed people of 1.04 lakh, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics...
Factors behind deadly Nepal unrest
Nepali youth, digitally savvy but bowed down by unemployment and limited opportunities, hit a breaking point this week, furious at an elderly ruling class they see as out of touch.
BFPLC, UIU join hands to boost employability
Bangladesh Finance PLC and United International University signed a strategic memorandum of understanding on Tuesday to enhance graduate employability, foster research and innovation and expand financial literacy initiatives...
Another N鈥檊anj gas explosion victim dies
A 38-year-old woman who suffered burn injuries in an explosion from accumulated gas near BSCIC area in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj died at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital early Monday...
US hiring weakens sharply in August
US job growth stalled in August while unemployment crept up to its highest level since 2021, in a closely watched report Friday after weak data earlier prompted president Donald Trump to fire a key economic official.
BMU Class III employees鈥� welfare association convening committee formed
The convening committee of Class III Employees鈥� Welfare Association of Bangladesh Medical University has been formed...
6 witnesses testify against ousted Bangladesh PM Hasina, her children Sajeeb, Saima
Six more prosecution witnesses on Tuesday testified in the Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 in three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, her daughter Saima Wazed Putul and several other government officials...
