Bangladesh's youth needs to be turned into skilled workers to cope with the changes brought on by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to experts. Nearly 20 per cent of the country's population is aged between 16 and 24. The Covid-19 has changed both the global economic and...
IT and IT services companies in India have stepped up reskilling of employees as they race to grab business in the post-pandemic environment where clients are demanding new digital expertise. Companies such as InfosysNSE -0.66 %, WiproNSE -0.31 %, Accenture, Zensar TechnologiesNSE -0.06 %, among others, have embarked on a massive...
রাজধানীর মানিকনগর এলাকায় থাকেন জাকির হোসেন (২৮)। আগে কাজ করতেন ঢাকা-বাইপাইল সড়কে চলা লাব্বাইক পরিবহনে। এপ্রিল থেকে টানা জুন পর্যন্ত বেকার ছিলেন। এখন ভ্যানে সবজি বিক্রি করেন। গ্রামে জমি থাকলে সেখানে চলে যেতেন তিনি। কিন্তু সে উপায় না থাকায় ঢাকায় কর্মহীনভাবে যখন পরিবার নিয়ে বাস করা কঠিন...
Academics, senior journalists and diplomats said employment generation for the youth during the post-Covid-19 period is a big challenge for Bangladesh. The country has to prepare its youths to face the challenge considering the importance of the issue, they added. They came up with their views in...
The government considers enhancing the skills of the country’s capable population and their productivity to fulfill the demand of the labour markets, both at home and abroad, aiming to face the adverse impact of COVID-19 that devastated the national economy. Some 12.0 million Bangladeshi people are engaged...
The world is facing a staggering jobs challenge with a quarter of a billion people set to lose their job this year, the president of Microsoft has said. Brad Smith says millions will need to learn new skills to get jobs, or even to hang on to...
Around six million people became jobless in various sectors due to low production and supply chain disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic, while experts fear the figure might increase if the current situation continued. South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem) mentioned this yesterday at a webinar on the...
By the end of 2021, an estimated 33 million people will loss their jobs owing to the fallout of Covid-19, while five emerging sectors will generate 40 lakh new jobs. Access to Information (a2i) – the flagship programme of the Digital Bangladesh agenda – revealed this while sharing...
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout the country, students should expect classes to continue their online format. Although IU has not released complete class details and schedules, the university has confirmed classes will likely include online components and limited classroom exposure. Although certainly challenging, learning to adapt...
Bangladesh has now decided to resume efforts to explore job markets in Africa against the backdrop of mass deportation of foreign workers from the Middle-East (ME) countries. Earlier, a written proposal was submitted to the government two years back to start negotiation with the African countries that...