Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The country's labour market is facing a dire crisis. The unemployment rate, especially among the educated youth, is increasing alarmingly, which is a major ominous sign for the country's future economy.
According to media reports published on Friday, the Labour Force Survey 2024 conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has revealed such a worrying situation.
The survey report says, on one hand the educated young generation is increasingly unemployed, while on the other, the number of illiterate workers in the labour market has reached 13 million.
In other words, our human resources are plagued by a crisis of lack of skills and education on one end and a lack of usability of education and skills on the oth...